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Problem #4: The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X
describing the contamination particle size is given by
{:
x < 1
F(x)
1-1 1<x < ∞
4
Find V[X], the variance of X.
(A) None of these (B) 3.33 (C) 1.67 (D) 0.22
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #4: The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X describing the contamination particle size is given by {: x < 1 F(x) 1-1 1<x < ∞ 4 Find V[X], the variance of X. (A) None of these (B) 3.33 (C) 1.67 (D) 0.22
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