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zloy xaker [14]
4 years ago
7

A market research team compiled the following discrete probability distribution, where X represents the number of automobiles ow

ned by a family residing in Montgomery County, and P(X) is the probability.
x P(x)

0- 0.3,

1- 0.5,

2- 0.2,

3- 0.4

The standard deviation of X is
Mathematics
1 answer:
rodikova [14]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The standard deviation of X is 0.7

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following distribution:

    x:     0        1         2       3    

P(x):    0.3     0.5     0.2     0.4

We have to find the standard deviation of X.

Formula:

E(x) = \displaystyle\sum x_iP(x_i)\\\\E(x) =0(0.3) + 1(0.5) + 2(0.2) + 3(0.4)\\\\E(x) = 2.1\\\\E(x^2) = \displaystyle\sum x_i^2P(x_i)\\\\E(x^2) =0(0.3) + 1(0.5) + 4(0.2) + 9(0.4)\\\\E(x^2) = 4.9\\\\Var(x) = E(x^2) - (E(x))^2 = 4.9-(2.1)^2 = 0.49\\\\\sigma(x) = \sqrt{Var(x)} =\sqrt{0.49} = 0.7

Thus, the standard deviation of X is 0.7

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