Show that if  X is a discrete random variable a mean of  mu and a standard deviation sigma, then  Z=(X-mu)/sigma is a discrete random variable with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1

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Show that if  X is a discrete random variable a mean of  mu and a standard deviation sigma, then 

Z=(X-mu)/sigma is a discrete random variable with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1

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In SD(X-mu/sigma)=1/sigma * SD(X)

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