Answer: 1.09
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : A basketball player makes 39% of her shots from the free throw line.
i.e. Proportion of her shots from the free throw line: p= 0.39
We assume that each of her shots can be considered independent .
She takes 5 shots.
i.e. Number of trials : n= 5
Let x = the number of shots that she makes.
Then , the standard deviation for x will be :-
[tex]\sigma=\sqrt{np(1-p)}\\\\=\sqrt{5(0.39)(1-0.39)}\\\\=\sqrt{1.1895}=1.09064201276\approx1.09064201276\approx1.09[/tex]
Hence, the standard deviation for x= 1.09
