The weighted average of the possible values that a random variable X can assume, where the weights are the probabilities of occurrence of those values, is referred to as the: variance. standard deviation. expected value. None of these choices. b) The Poisson probability distribution is a continuous probability distribution.  True  False c) The variance of a binomial distribution for which n = 100 and p = 0.20 is:

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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
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Answer the following:

a) The weighted average of the possible values that a random variable X can assume, where the weights are the probabilities of occurrence of those values, is referred to as the:

variance.

standard deviation.

expected value.

None of these choices.

b) The Poisson probability distribution is a continuous probability distribution.

 True

 False

c) The variance of a binomial distribution for which n = 100 and p = 0.20 is:

100

80

20

16

d) For a random variable XE(X + 2) − 5 = E(X) − 3, where E refers to the expected value.

 True

 False

e) A table, formula, or graph that shows all possible values a random variable can assume, together with their associated probabilities, is called a(n):

probability distribution.

discrete random variable.

expected value of a discrete random variable.

None of these choices.

 

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