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= Solution

<Independence> makes the <variances> of the attendance indicators additive. The <binomial distribution> therefore gives $\operatorname{Var}(N)=np(1-p)=24(3/4)(1/4)=9/2$. Its positive <square root> is the <standard deviation>:
$$
\boxed{\sigma_N=\frac3{\sqrt2}\approx2.12132\ \text{lectures}.}
$$

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