Explain is claim believable if standard deviation is given

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A researcher claims that the standard deviation of the number of deaths annually from tornadoes in the U.S.A. is less than 30. If a sample of 9 randomly selected years had a standard deviation of 29, is the claim believable? Use = .01?

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