Average number of times the SAT is taken is equal to: b) The standard deviation of the number of times a student takes the SAT equals:

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The number of students taking the SAT test has reached a record high of over 1.5 million (College Board, Aug. 26, 2008). Students were able to retake the test in hopes of improving the score that is submitted to American college and university admissions offices. Let X be a random variable indicating the number of times a student takes the SAT test with the following probability distribution:

a) Average number of times the SAT is taken is equal to:

b) The standard deviation of the number of times a student takes the SAT equals:

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