4. Two fair three-sided dice are rolled simultaneously. Let X be the difference of the two rolls. Calculate the PMF, the expected value, and the variance of X.

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4. Two fair three-sided dice are rolled simultaneously. Let X be the difference of the two rolls. Calculate
the PMF, the expected value, and the variance of X.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Two fair three-sided dice are rolled simultaneously. Let X be the difference of the two rolls. Calculate the PMF, the expected value, and the variance of X.
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It is given that 2 fair 3 – sided dice are rolled simultaneously. X is the difference of the two rolls

When 2 fair, 3 – sided dice are rolled, there can be a total of 9 different outcomes

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