Sue Anne Owns a Medium-Sized Business What Is the Standard Deviation of the Number of Employees

question 86

Multiple Choice

Sue Anne owns a medium-sized business.The probability model below describes the number of employees that may call in sick on any given day. $$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c } \text { Number of Employees Sick } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { X } = \mathrm { x } ) & 0.05 & 0.4 & 0.25 & 0.2 & 0.1\end{array}$$ What is the standard deviation of the number of employees calling in sick each day?

• A)1.20
• B)1.09
• C)1.31
• D)1.19
• E)0.98

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Definitions:

Strike Action

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