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Find the Standard Deviation of the Random Variable A) 1.0061.006 B) 2.0122.012

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Find the standard deviation of the random variable.
-The random variable X is the number of siblings of a student selected at random from a particular secondary school. Its probability distribution is given in the table. Round the answer to three Decimal places when necessary. x012345P(X=x) 13134816748124124\begin{array}{r|cccccc}\mathrm{x} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{x}) & \frac{1}{3} & \frac{13}{48} & \frac{1}{6} & \frac{7}{48} & \frac{1}{24} & \frac{1}{24}\end{array}


A) 1.0061.006
B) 2.0122.012
C) 1.3971.397
D) 1.6761.676

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