Statistics Self Evaluation Test Statistics Question 27

Question: A fair die is tossed 180 times, the standard deviation of the number of sixes equal to

Options:

A) $ \sqrt{30} $

B) 5

C) 25

D) $ \sqrt{90} $

Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] $ n=180,p=P $ (getting a six) $ =\frac{1}{6} $ and $ q=\frac{5}{6} $ So, S.D. $ =\sqrt{npq} $