Find the Standard Deviation of the Random Variable

question 118

Multiple Choice

Find the standard deviation of the random variable.
-A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, and 3 burglaries will be reported in a given day are 0.48, 0.36, 0.14, and 0.02, respectively. Find the standard deviation for the probability
Distribution. Round the answer to two decimal places.

• A)0.61
• B)1.05
• C)1.04
• D)0.78

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