document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=455681>Question 455681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USA Today reported that approximately 25% of all state prison inmates released on parole become repeat offenders while on parole. Suppose the parole board is examining five prisoners up for parole.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of prisoners out of five on parole who become repeat offenders. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x        0      1     2      3       4     5  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x)  0.202  0.388  0.215  0.163  0.031  0.001  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compute &#963;, the standard deviation of the number of repeat offenders out of five. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#963; = ???? prisoners \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How Do I figure out the 0 sigma, standard of deviation.  I thought it was 1.71 or 1.87, but none of those are correct. Please advise.  I am using a TI84 plus calculator and can not figure out this problem.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #312831 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=312831\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USA Today reported that approximately 25% of all state prison inmates released on parole become repeat offenders while on parole. Suppose the parole board is examining five prisoners up for parole. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = number of prisoners out of five on parole who become repeat offenders. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x 0 1 2 3 4 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x) 0.202 0.388 0.215 0.163 0.031 0.001 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compute &#963;, the standard deviation of the number of repeat offenders out of five. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#963; = ???? prisoners <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How Do I figure out the 0 sigma, standard of deviation. I thought it was 1.71 or 1.87, but none of those are correct. Please advise. I am using a TI84 plus calculator and can not figure out this problem. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I put 0-5 in L1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the P(x) numbers in L2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and ran STAT;1-Var Stats L1,L2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get Sigmax = 1.083469<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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