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For X with values {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and corresponding probabilities {0.06, 0.58, 0.22, 0.10, 0.03, 0.

01}:

X P(X) X*P(X) (X-E(X))^2 * P(X)


0 0.06 0 0.7452
1 0.58 0.58 0.2056
2 0.22 0.44 0.0441
3 0.10 0.30 0.0201
4 0.03 0.12 0.0064
5 0.01 0.05 0.0025
Σ=1.00 E(X)=1.23 Var(X)=0.6969
Expected value (E(X)): E(X)

= Σ [X * P(X)]

= 1.23 Variance (Var(X)): Var(X)

= Σ [(X - E(X))^2 * P(X)]

= 0.6969

Standard deviation (SD(X)): SD(X)

= √Var(X)

= 0.8347

For X with values {0, 1, 2, 3} and corresponding probabilities {1/8, 3/8, 3/8, 1/8}:

X P(X) X*P(X) (X-E(X))^2 * P(X)


0 1/8 0 0.2813
1 3/8 3/8 0.1875
2 3/8 3/4 0.1406
3 1/8 3/8 0.0781
Σ=1.00 E(X)=1.5 Var(X)=0.6875
Expected value (E(X)): E(X)

= Σ [X * P(X)]

= 1.5 Variance (Var(X)): Var(X)

= Σ [(X - E(X))^2 * P(X)]

= 0.6875 Standard deviation (SD(X)): SD(X)

= √Var(X)

= 0.8292

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