The distribution of a random variable $X$ is given below:
$X=x$$1$$2$$3$$4$
$P(X=x)$$\frac{2}{20}$$\frac{4}{20}$$\frac{6}{20}$$\frac{8}{20}$

Then,the standard deviation of $X$ is

  • A
    $4$
  • B
    $\frac{3}{2}$
  • C
    $2$
  • D
    $1$

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