Today we have a question relating to the new 2019 syllabus for P1.
The question was:
Calculate the Standard Deviation on the following project:
Profit Probability £500 0.2 £800 0.65 £1,100 0.15
This question relates to ‘D: Dealing with Uncertainty in the Short Term’ and is a slightly different version of the question in one of our free mock exams.
The correct answer was Smile, with…
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Profit | Probability | Expected | Deviation | DeviationSquared | Probability | D.Squ x P | |
£500 | 0.2 | £100 | £785 | £285 | £81,225 | 0.2 | £16,245 |
£800 | 0.65 | £520 | £785 | (£15) | £225 | 0.65 | £146 |
£1,100 | 0.15 | £165 | £785 | (£315) | £99,225 | 0.15 | £14,884 |
£785 | £31,275 | ||||||
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