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In a Certain Town, 40% of Adults Have a College xP(x)00.129610.345620.345630.153640.0256\begin{array}{c|c}\mathrm{x} & \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{x}) \\\hline 0 & 0.1296 \\1 & 0.3456 \\2 & 0.3456 \\3 & 0.1536 \\4 & 0.0256\end{array}

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In a certain town, 40% of adults have a college degree. The accompanying table describes the probability distribution for the number of adults (among 4 randomly selected adults) who have a college degree. Find the standard deviation for the probability distribution.

xP(x) 00.129610.345620.345630.153640.0256\begin{array}{c|c}\mathrm{x} & \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{x}) \\\hline 0 & 0.1296 \\1 & 0.3456 \\2 & 0.3456 \\3 & 0.1536 \\4 & 0.0256\end{array}


A) σ=0.96\sigma = 0.96
B) σ=1.88\sigma = 1.88
C) σ=1.12\sigma = 1.12
D) σ=0.98\sigma = 0.98

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