The following is a probability distribution for a discrete random variable X. X -1 0 1 10 P(X) 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 The mean (expected value) of X is

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The following is a probability distribution for a discrete random variable X.
|-1 0 1 10
P(X) 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1
The mean (expected value) of X is
Transcribed Image Text:The following is a probability distribution for a discrete random variable X. |-1 0 1 10 P(X) 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 The mean (expected value) of X is
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