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I have a question.

Why does the TI-83 under estimate the standard dev. for a short list of
numbers such as: 6, 7, 8, 9,?

I get a sample dev. of 1.29, and a pop. dev. of 1.12, but hand calculated
the sample dev. is 1.66.

How can I improve the accuracy of the TI-83 when calculating stats.?

Thanks,
John


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