B. The following table shows the probability distribution for the number of students absent from a statistics class. Page 4 of 10 Students Probability p(x) 1 0.12 2 0.15 0.18 4 0.15 0.26 0.14 Total 1.00 (i) Calculate the mean for this probability distribution (ii) Calculate the variance and standard deviation

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B. The following table shows the probability distribution for the number of students
absent from a statistics class.
Page 4 of 10
Students
Probability p(x)
1
0.12
2
0.15
3
0.18
4
0.15
0.26
0.14
Total
1.00
(i) Calculate the mean for this probability distribution
(ii) Calculate the variance and standard deviation
Transcribed Image Text:B. The following table shows the probability distribution for the number of students absent from a statistics class. Page 4 of 10 Students Probability p(x) 1 0.12 2 0.15 3 0.18 4 0.15 0.26 0.14 Total 1.00 (i) Calculate the mean for this probability distribution (ii) Calculate the variance and standard deviation
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