Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321629111
Author: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 33E

Use Definition 4.3 on page 120 to find the variance of the random variable X of Exercise 4.7 on page 117.

4.7 By investing in a particular stock, a person can make a profit in one year of $4000 with probability 0.3 or take a loss of $1000 with probability 0.7. What Is this person's expected gain?

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