Can someone tell me what error calculations to do

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I have 5 values of data for flux, each were calculated using a 2% error in current. Should I put the uncertainty for the individual values or just give the standard deviation of all 5?

Current
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Flux
3.4157x10^-6
6.8314x10^-6
1.0247x10^-5
1.3663x10^-5
1.7078x10^-5
 
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Always include all errors.
In a summary discussion/conclusion though, you could discuss the accuracy of the entire set of data in terms of what you were trying to achieve.
 

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