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A random variable X takes the values 1, 2, 3 and 4 with probabilities 0.15, 0.35, k and 0.25 in that order. What is the mean of X?
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High School (11–12)
Statistics and Probability › Random Variables and Probability Distributions
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A random variable
X
X
X
takes the values
1
1
1
,
2
2
2
,
3
3
3
and
4
4
4
with probabilities
0.15
0.15
0.15
,
0.35
0.35
0.35
,
k
k
k
and
0.25
0.25
0.25
in that order. What is the mean of
X
X
X
?
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.3
1.85
1.85
1.85
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