The following table represents the probability of the number of cars owned by a college student. Give your answer to at least 3 decimal places. P(x) 0.46 0 1 0.34 2 0.13 3 0.07 a) Is this a valid discrete probability distribution? Yes, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 v b) Find the mean number of cars owned. .81 c) Find the standard deviation of the number of cars owned. .91331812 d) Find o².

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The following table represents the probability of the number of cars owned by a college student. Give your
answer to at least 3 decimal places.
P(x)
0.46
0
1 0.34
2
0.13
3
0.07
a) Is this a valid discrete probability distribution? Yes, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 v
b) Find the mean number of cars owned. .81
c) Find the standard deviation of the number of cars owned. .91331812
d) Find o².
Transcribed Image Text:The following table represents the probability of the number of cars owned by a college student. Give your answer to at least 3 decimal places. P(x) 0.46 0 1 0.34 2 0.13 3 0.07 a) Is this a valid discrete probability distribution? Yes, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 v b) Find the mean number of cars owned. .81 c) Find the standard deviation of the number of cars owned. .91331812 d) Find o².
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