Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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ISBN: 9780321629111
Author: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Find the sample standard deviation for the water absorbency data.

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