A continuous random variable X has density function f(x) = 1.5(1-x²), 0≤x≤1. a) Calculate the standard deviation of X. 0.2437 b) Calculate the standard deviation of Y = -1X + 8. 0.5 X

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A continuous random variable X has density function f(x) = 1.5(1-x²), 0≤x≤ 1.
a) Calculate the standard deviation of X.
0.2437
b) Calculate the standard deviation of Y = -1X +8.
0.5
X
Transcribed Image Text:A continuous random variable X has density function f(x) = 1.5(1-x²), 0≤x≤ 1. a) Calculate the standard deviation of X. 0.2437 b) Calculate the standard deviation of Y = -1X +8. 0.5 X
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