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document.write( "A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mean = np = 100*0.15 = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "std = sqrt[npq] = sqrt[15*0.85] = 3.57<BR>\n" );
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