The following table provides a probability distribution for the random variable x. (a)Compute E(x), the expected value of x.   E(x) =   (b)Compute ?2, the variance of x. ?2 =   (c)Compute ?, the standard deviation of x. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) ? =

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The following table provides a probability distribution for the random variable x.

(a)Compute
E(x), the expected value of x.
 
E(x) =
 
(b)Compute ?2, the variance of x.
?2 =
 
(c)Compute ?, the standard deviation of x. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
? =
X
8
16
24
f(x)
0.25
0.50
0.25
Transcribed Image Text:X 8 16 24 f(x) 0.25 0.50 0.25
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