Use the Following Binomial Distribution for the Next Questions

question 28

Short Answer

Use the following binomial distribution for the next questions. A doctor knows
from experience that 10% of the patients to whom she gives a certain medication
will experience undesirable side effects. Assume the doctor gives medication to the
next 12 patients.
-Find the standard deviation from the binomial distribution for the medication.

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