Exercises 1. Invent an interesting and original distribution for a discrete random variable X that takes the values {2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17} (a) Compute P(X < 10). Explain how you get your answer. (b) Compute E[X]. Explain how you get your answer. (c) Compute Var[X]. Explain how you get your answer.

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**Exercises**

1. Invent an interesting and original distribution for a discrete random variable \(X\) that takes the values \(\{2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17\}\)

   (a) Compute \(P(X < 10)\). Explain how you get your answer.

   (b) Compute \(E[X]\). Explain how you get your answer.

   (c) Compute \(Var[X]\). Explain how you get your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:**Exercises** 1. Invent an interesting and original distribution for a discrete random variable \(X\) that takes the values \(\{2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17\}\) (a) Compute \(P(X < 10)\). Explain how you get your answer. (b) Compute \(E[X]\). Explain how you get your answer. (c) Compute \(Var[X]\). Explain how you get your answer.
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