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Find a standard deviation of the binomial for which N = 420 and P = 0.90. Answer choices 37.86.153786.2

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The standard deviation σ is given by:


\begin{gathered} \sigma=√(np(1-p)) \\ \text{ Where} \\ p=\text{ the probability of success} \\ n=\text{ number of trials} \end{gathered}

Substitute n = 420 and p = 0.90 into the formula:


\sigma=√(420\cdot0.90(0.10))\approx6.15

Hence the correct answer is 6.15

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