MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Suppose that the number of daily newspapers published in cities of over 100,000 population
has the probability distribution given in Table 1. Find the
of the number of newspapers published in these large cities.
Hypothetical Probability Distribution of Number of Daily Newspapers Published in Large Cities:
Number of Papers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Proportion of cities | 0.440 | .360 | .132 | .056 | .008 | .004 |
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