The marks obtained by 15 students in a mathematics test are listed below:

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The marks obtained by 15 students in a mathematics test are listed below: 68,  75,  80,  62,  77,  69,  85,  73,  71,  78,  66,  74,  72,  79,  7068,\;75,\;80,\;62,\;77,\;69,\;85,\;73,\;71,\;78,\;66,\;74,\;72,\;79,\;70. Answer the following questions. (i) Find the mean mark. (ii) Prepare a table of (x−xˉ)2(x-\bar{x})^2 for each observation. (iii) Using the table, calculate the variance and the standard deviation of the marks. (iv) If every student is awarded 3 bonus marks, determine the new variance and the new standard deviation.

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