Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Probability Distributions

Question:

The variance of the Binomial Distribution $B\left(5,\frac{1}{4}\right)$ is :

Options:

$\frac{4}{5}$

$\frac{7}{8}$

$\frac{15}{16}$

$\frac{4}{7}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{15}{16}$

Explanation:

$X\sim B(5,\frac{1}{4})$

$\text{Variance}=npq$

$p=\frac{1}{4}$

$q=1-p=\frac{3}{4}$

$\text{Variance}=5\times\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{3}{4}$

$=\frac{15}{16}$

The variance is $\frac{15}{16}$.