Q4 Consider two random variables X and Y. The probability mass function of X is {p(3)-1/4,p(4)=1/2, p(5)-1/4}, and the probability mass function of Y is {p(1)-1/12, p(2)-1/8, p(3)-1/6,p(4)=1/4, p(5)-1/6, p(6)-1/8, p(7)-1/12).Find the expectation and variance of X and Y? (With drawing)

Farmula used V(X)=E(X2)-[E(X)]2

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