The Probability Distribution for the Daily Demand of Laptops at a Local

question 1

Multiple Choice

The probability distribution for the daily demand of laptops at a local store is shown below. In this distribution, the random variable x is the daily demand of laptops: The standard deviation of x is ___.

• A) 1.02
• B) 0.89
• C) 1.40
• D) .506
• E) .588

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