Let X be a random variable with the following probability distribution. Question table Value   of X     1 0.10 2 0.60 3 0.15 4 0.10 5 0.05 Find the expectation of E(X) of X . Find the variance Variance VAR(X) of X.

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Let X be a random variable with the following probability distribution.

Question table
Value
 
of X
 
 
1 0.10
2 0.60
3 0.15
4 0.10
5 0.05

Find the expectation of E(X) of X .

Find the variance Variance VAR(X) of X.

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