The following data represents the number of games played in each World Series from 1923 to 2014. Number of Games Played (x) Frequency 4 18 5 18 6 20 7 35 (a) Construct a discrete probability distribution(table) for the data. (b) Find the mean of the random variable. (c) Find the standard deviation of the random variable. (d) Determine the probability that a Word Series goes longer than 4 games

The following data represents the number of games played in each World Series from 1923 to 2014. Number of Games Played (x) Frequency 4 18 5 18 6 20 7 35 (a) Construct a discrete probability distribution(table) for the data. (b) Find the mean of the random variable. (c) Find the standard deviation of the random variable. (d) Determine the probability that a Word Series goes longer than 4 games

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The following data represents the number of games played in each World Series from 1923 to 2014.

Number of Games Played (x) Frequency

4 18

5 18

6 20

7 35

(a) Construct a discrete probability distribution(table) for the data.

(b) Find the mean of the random variable.

(d) Determine the probability that a Word Series goes longer than 4 games.

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