A local restaurant is planning a study on demand for meals over holiday weekends.In calculating the desired sample size for the study,the restaurant's researcher decides to use a rule-of-thumb calculation for estimating the population dispersion.If the range of meals in the study is 0 to 30,what standard deviation does the rule-of-thumb method produce?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 10

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rule-of-thumb method for estimating standard deviation is to divide the range by 4. The range in this case is 30 - 0 = 30, so dividing by 4 gives a standard deviation of 7.5. However, since the answer options are not close to 7.5, we round it to the nearest answer, which is C) 5.

A Local Restaurant Is Planning a Study on Demand for Meals