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OpenStudy (anonymous):
The probability distribution of X is given in the table.
Which statement is true?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@rational
OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (rational):
where are the statements ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (rational):
start by finding the mean
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
.2?
OpenStudy (rational):
how
OpenStudy (rational):
to calculate the mean of distribution,
simply multiply the value by corresponding probability
then add up
OpenStudy (rational):
|dw:1432820300274:dw|
OpenStudy (rational):
multiply each of those pairs
then add them
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh shoot. 1.8 sorry
OpenStudy (rational):
try again
OpenStudy (anonymous):
2.5
OpenStudy (rational):
try again
OpenStudy (anonymous):
How?? Um....
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OpenStudy (rational):
im getting 2.8
OpenStudy (rational):
double check ur calculation
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I have twice. Hmm I will one more time real fast
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes okay 2.8.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I kept putting it in the calc wrong.
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OpenStudy (rational):
good, save it.
now work the average of possible values of x
OpenStudy (rational):
|dw:1432820640182:dw|
OpenStudy (rational):
simply add them up
then divide by 5
OpenStudy (rational):
you divide them by 5 beacause there are 5 of them
OpenStudy (anonymous):
3
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OpenStudy (rational):
Yes!
OpenStudy (rational):
so we have :
mean of the distribution = 2.8
average of the possible values of x = 3
OpenStudy (rational):
look at the options
OpenStudy (anonymous):
C
OpenStudy (rational):
Yep!