SOLUTION: Exhibit 5-11. Chauncey Billups, a current shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, has a career free-throw percentage of 89.4%. Suppose he shoots six free throws in tonight'

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Question 805068: Exhibit 5-11.
Chauncey Billups, a current shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, has a career free-throw percentage of 89.4%. Suppose he shoots six free throws in tonight's game.
Refer to Exhibit 5-11. What is the standard deviation of the number of free throws that Billups will make?

A. 0.5364

B. 0.5686

C. 0.7540

D. 5.6860

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Chauncey Billups, a current shooting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, has a career free-throw percentage of 89.4%. Suppose he shoots six free throws in tonight's game.
Refer to Exhibit 5-11. What is the standard deviation of the number of free throws that Billups will make?
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std = sqrt(npq) = sqrt(6*0.894*0.106) = 0.7540
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A. 0.5364
B. 0.5686
C. 0.7540
D. 5.6860