The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 14 - Binomial Distributions - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 335: 14.8b

Answer

σ = 2.05

Work Step by Step

Using the known values of $n$ and $p$, it follows: $σ = \sqrt {np (1-p)} = \sqrt {20\times 0.3 (1 - 0.3)} = 2.05$
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