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Binomial & Poisson Distributions · Question 23 of 68

What is the variance of the number of quiz answers the guessing student gets right?

Question 23

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A quiz has 5 questions, each with 4 options of which one is right. A student who has not studied guesses every answer at random.

What is the variance of the number of quiz answers the guessing student gets right?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. n=5n = 5, p=14p = \frac{1}{4}, q=34q = \frac{3}{4}.

  2. Variance =npq=5×14×34=1516= npq = 5 \times \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{15}{16}.

Worth noting

54\frac{5}{4} is the mean, npnp.

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