3.8 is the mean of 5 positive numbers a, b, c, d and e.
The sum of their squares is 360. Each of the numbers is now multiplied by 2.
Find the new standard deviation.
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1. Find the original standard deviation from the mean and sum of squares.
For the original 5 numbers,
2. Apply the effect of multiplying all data values by 2.
When each number is multiplied by , the standard deviation is also multiplied by .
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