Question 5. Random variable X denotes the number of classes that a typical student at College Bliss has on a given Monday. The probability mass function of X is given below: X 1 2 P(X=x) 1/4 1/2 1/4 If we randomly select 250 students from this College, what do you expect the average number of courses per student will be. What is the standard deviation of that average? (a) 100 and 0.1, respectively. (b) 250 and 11.18, respectively (c) 1 and 0.7071068, respectively (d) 1 and 0.04472136, respectively.

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Question 5. Random variable X denotes the number of classes that a typical student at College Bliss has on a given
Monday. The probability mass function of X is given below:
X
1
2
P(X=x) 1/4 1/2 1/4
If we randomly select 250 students from this College, what do you expect the average number of courses per
student will be. What is the standard deviation of that average?
(a) 100 and 0.1, respectively.
(b) 250 and 11.18, respectively
(c) 1 and 0.7071068, respectively
(d) 1 and 0.04472136, respectively.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 5. Random variable X denotes the number of classes that a typical student at College Bliss has on a given Monday. The probability mass function of X is given below: X 1 2 P(X=x) 1/4 1/2 1/4 If we randomly select 250 students from this College, what do you expect the average number of courses per student will be. What is the standard deviation of that average? (a) 100 and 0.1, respectively. (b) 250 and 11.18, respectively (c) 1 and 0.7071068, respectively (d) 1 and 0.04472136, respectively.
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