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The  Zika virus  (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne disease, which is...

The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne disease, which is transmitted by some species of Aedes mosquito, particularly Aedes aegypti.

The adult life span of Aedes aegypti can range from two weeks to a month depending on environmental conditions.

An experiment to investigate the effects of temperature on Aedes aegypti measures the lifespan of a sample of six individual mosquitoes (in days) to be 

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Calculate the sample standard deviation of this sample in days, expressed to two significant figures.

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