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Kindly answer items 8, 9 and 10. Please choose the correct answer. Thank you.

Transcribed Image Text:0. It is a weighted average of the possible values that the random variable can take.
C. Standard Deviation
D. Probability Distribution
A. Mean
B. Variance
9. The appropriate formula in finding the mean of discrete random variable is
C. E(x) = Hx = Ex-p(x)
D. E(x) = Hx = Ex p(x)²
A. E(x) = Hx = Ex•p (x)
B. E(x) = µx = Ex+p (x)
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10. What formula is used to find the variance of discrete random variable?
A. o = E(x +µ)²•p(x); for all possible values of x
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B. o = E(x-H)².p(x); for all possible values of X
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C. o = Ex p(x); for all possible values of x
D. o = E(P(x) + µ)² · x ; for all possible values of x
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