Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1, 0, 1 with respective probabilities P(X = −1) = 0.2,P(X = 0) = 0.5,P(X = 1) = 0.3. Compute E(X2). (a) 0.2 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.5 (e) None of the above

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Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1, 0, 1 with respective probabilities P(X = −1) = 0.2,P(X = 0) = 0.5,P(X = 1) = 0.3. Compute E(X2).
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.5
(e) None of the above

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