It is usually written using a capital letter, is a variable that assigns a numerical value to each outcome of a random event. a. Discrete Random Variable Probability b. Continuous Random Variable c. Random Variable 13. A measure of spread for a distribution of a random variable that determines the degree to which the values of a random variable differ from the expected value. a. Standard Deviation b. Variance c. Mean d. Probability 14. If the standard deviation of a discrete probability distribution is 8.4, what is the value of the variance? a. 76.83 b. 70.56 c. 67.28 d. 52.90 15. The sum of all the individual probabilities in the distribution is equal to _____.

It is usually written using a capital letter, is a variable that assigns a numerical value to each outcome of a random event. a. Discrete Random Variable Probability b. Continuous Random Variable c. Random Variable 13. A measure of spread for a distribution of a random variable that determines the degree to which the values of a random variable differ from the expected value. a. Standard Deviation b. Variance c. Mean d. Probability 14. If the standard deviation of a discrete probability distribution is 8.4, what is the value of the variance? a. 76.83 b. 70.56 c. 67.28 d. 52.90 15. The sum of all the individual probabilities in the distribution is equal to _____.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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