A survey was conducted to determine, on average, how long patients have to wait to see a doctor. The number of patients that ended up waiting up to 2 hours to see a doctor, recorded in 10-minutes intervals, is given in the table below. Calculate the standard deviation for this distribution. Explain what it means in the context of this problem.
Waiting time(mins) |
10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
Frequency of Occ. | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
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