During the Season, Four Members of the Salem Baseball Team

question 129

Multiple Choice

During the season, four members of the Salem baseball team made 4, 2, 6, and 4 home runs, respectively. For this distribution of home runs, the standard deviation is equal to the square root of

• A) 2.
• B) 4.
• C) 6.
• D) 8.

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Definitions:

Expected Rate

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Standard Deviation

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