12. Given the following discrete probability distribution, P (x) 42 0.375 65 0.15 70 0.225 75 0.05 90 0.2 (a). Calculate the expected value of x. (b). Calculate the variance of x. (c). Calculate the standard deviation of x.

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12. Given the following discrete probability distribution,
P (x)
42
0.375
65
0.15
70
0.225
75
0.05
90
0.2
(a). Calculate the expected value of x.
(b). Calculate the variance of x.
(c). Calculate the standard deviation of x.
Transcribed Image Text:12. Given the following discrete probability distribution, P (x) 42 0.375 65 0.15 70 0.225 75 0.05 90 0.2 (a). Calculate the expected value of x. (b). Calculate the variance of x. (c). Calculate the standard deviation of x.
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