E(Z) = ~N o² = (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)

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The table below shows the respective probabilities that a number of power failures will strike a certain subdivision in
any given year, with mean E(X) = 1.9 and variance o=0.89. Find the mean and the variance of the random variable
Z=2X+5.
probability
power failures
E(Z) =
o2 =
0.1
0
0.2
1
0.4
2
(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
0.3
3
Transcribed Image Text:The table below shows the respective probabilities that a number of power failures will strike a certain subdivision in any given year, with mean E(X) = 1.9 and variance o=0.89. Find the mean and the variance of the random variable Z=2X+5. probability power failures E(Z) = o2 = 0.1 0 0.2 1 0.4 2 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) 0.3 3
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