Elena wanted to investigate whether younger adults were less conformist towards group pressure compared to older generations.
She conducted a line-judgment task with five young adult participants and recorded the number of conformity errors each made out of 10 (where 10 indicates high conformity and 0 indicates no conformity).
Calculate the standard deviation for the conformity scores using the data in Table 1. Show your working and give your answer to two decimal places.
Table 1: Conformity scores for five young adult participants
| Participant | Conformity errors (out of 10) |
|---|---|
| A | 3 |
| B | 5 |
| C | 6 |
| D | 7 |
| E | 9 |
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