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question 95

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-In a certain town, 40% of adults have a college degree. The accompanying table describes the probability distribution for the number of adults (among 4 randomly selected adults) who have a college degree. Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution. $$\begin{array} { c | c } \mathrm { x } & \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } ) \\\hline 0 & 0.1296 \\\hline 1 & 0.3456 \\\hline 2 & 0.3456 \\\hline 3 & 0.1536 \\\hline 4 & 0.0256\end{array}$$

• A)0.96
• B)1.12
• C)1.88
• D)0.98

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Definitions:

Independent

Not influenced by or contingent upon something else; autonomous or having the freedom to act separately.

Standard Deviations

A calculation that shows how broadly or tightly a set of values is distributed.

Independent

Not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, or other actions; free from external control.

Standard Deviations

Refers to the distance of a value from the mean in a dataset, indicating the variability within the data.