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Consider selecting a household at random in the rural area of a country. Define the random variable x to be x = number of individuals living in the selected household Based on information in an article, the probability distribution of x is as given below. X 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 p(x) 0.140 0.178 0.220 0.260 0.152 0.021 0.019 0.005 0.004 0.001 Calculate the mean value of the random variable x. Mx

Consider selecting a household at random in the rural area of a country. Define the random variable x to be x = number of individuals living in the selected household Based on information in an article, the probability distribution of x is as given below. X 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 p(x) 0.140 0.178 0.220 0.260 0.152 0.021 0.019 0.005 0.004 0.001 Calculate the mean value of the random variable x. Mx

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Consider selecting a household at random in the rural area of a country. Define the random variable x to be x = number of individuals living in the selected household Based on information in an article, the probability distribution of x is as given below. Calculate the mean value of the random variable x. Mx X 1 2 3 4 5 p(x) 0.140 0.178 0.220 0.260 0.152 = 10 6 7 8 9 0.021 0.019 0.005 0.004 0.001
Transcribed Image Text:Consider selecting a household at random in the rural area of a country. Define the random variable x to be x = number of individuals living in the selected household Based on information in an article, the probability distribution of x is as given below. Calculate the mean value of the random variable x. Mx X 1 2 3 4 5 p(x) 0.140 0.178 0.220 0.260 0.152 = 10 6 7 8 9 0.021 0.019 0.005 0.004 0.001
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