E[X]=μX=E[X]=μX= dollars. (Round the answer to 1 decimal place.)  SD[X]=σX=SD[X]=σX= dollars. (Round the answer to 1 decimal place.)

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María Victoria has purchased the insurance policy from an insurance company to cover the value of hers house in case if it gets destroyed due to a fire for the price of $2300 per year. María Victoria's house is worth $370000 and the probability that fire destroys the house during the length of the policy is estimated to be 0.5%. Let XX  be the insurance company's profit. Answer the following questions:

1. Create the probability distribution table for XX :

 XX  outcome profit xx ,$  P(X=x)P(X=x) 
  the house is destroyed    
 

the house survived

   

2. Use the probability distribution table to find the following:

    1.  E[X]=μX=E[X]=μX= dollars. (Round the answer to 1 decimal place.)
    2.  SD[X]=σX=SD[X]=σX= dollars. (Round the answer to 1 decimal place.)
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Simply multiply each value of the discrete random variable by the probability associated with 
that value to obtain the expected value, E(X), or mean. 
Given is the formula:
 
E(X)=μ=xP(x)
 

To find the standard deviation, σ, of a discrete random variable X, simply take the square root of the variance

SD=Var(x)where Var(x)=E(x2)-[E(x)]2

 

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