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question 56

Multiple Choice

It a recent study of college students indicated that 30% of all college students had at least one tattoo. A small private college decided to randomly and independently sample 15 of their students and ask if they have a tattoo. Find the standard deviation for this binomial random variable. Round to the nearest hundredth when necessary.

• A) 1.77
• B) 3.15
• C) 4.5
• D) 10.5

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