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Assume that there is a 0.15 probability that a basketball playoff series will last four games, a 0.30 probability that it will last five games, a 0.25 probability that it will last six games, and a 0.30 probability that it will last seven games.
 
  Is it unusual for a team to win a series in 6 games?
  A) Yes B) No

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The manager of a small dry cleaner employs six people. As part of their personnel file, she asked each one to record to the nearest one-tenth of a mile the distance they travel one way from home to work. The six distances are listed below:
 
  19.3 22.2 31.4 34.5 17.2 14.6
  Compute the standard deviation s.
  A) 3229.4 B) 8.01 C) 3550.5 D) 33.0


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Reply #1 on: Aug 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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