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DyllonKazuo

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Given the sample variance of a distribution, explain how to find the standard deviation.
 
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In a box of 75 markers, 36 markers are either red or black and 15 are blue. Find the probability that a randomly selected marker is red or black or blue.
 
  A) .68 B) .24 C) .32 D) .51


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Take the square root of the sample variance to find the sample standard deviation.

Answer to Question 2

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