A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among

question 30

Multiple Choice

A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0,1,2,3,4,or 5 days last month. What is the variance of the number of days absent?

• A)1.1616
• B)1.41
• C)5.00
• D)55.52

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