Fundamentals of Biostatistics
Fundamentals of Biostatistics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305268920
Author: Bernard Rosner
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A man runs 1 mile approximately once per weekend. He records his time over an 18-week period. The individual times and summary statistics are given in Table 2.14.

What is standard deviation of the 1 mile running time over 18 weeks?

Table 2.14 One mile running time for an individual, over 18 weeks

Chapter 2, Problem 9P, A man runs 1 mile approximately once per weekend. He records his time over an 18-week period. The

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Fundamentals of Biostatistics

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