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Below is the probability distribution for number of children a person has in a specific town. x P(x) 0 0.23 1 0.48 2 0.21 3 0.08 b) What is the expected value?

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Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section9.3: Binomial Probability

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Below is the probability distribution for number of children a person has in a specific town.

x	P(x)
0	0.23
1	0.48
2	0.21
3	0.08

b) What is the expected value?

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