Suppose four coins are tossed. Let X, the random variable, be the number of heads on all four coins. Questions: a What are the possible values of X? b Is the random variable, X, continuous or discrete? c. Construct a probability distribution for this experiment. PIX)

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Suppese four coins are tossed. Let X, the random variable, be the number of
heads on all four coins.
Questions:
a What are the possible values of X?
b Is the random variable, X, continuous or discrete?
c. Construct a probability distribution for this experiment.
PIX)
d. What is the mean of the probability dis tribution?
e. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppese four coins are tossed. Let X, the random variable, be the number of heads on all four coins. Questions: a What are the possible values of X? b Is the random variable, X, continuous or discrete? c. Construct a probability distribution for this experiment. PIX) d. What is the mean of the probability dis tribution? e. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
Problem 1
The Vice-President of ABC Bank feels that each savings account customer
has, on average, four credit cards. The following distribution represents the
number of credit cards people own.
3.
P(X)
0.18
0 44
0.27
0.08
0.03
a. Find the mean and variance of the pro bability distribution. Fill the table with
the correct values.
P(X)
X• PIX)
(X-)
(X--)*• P (X)
0.18
0.44
0.27
0.08
0.03
4,
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1 The Vice-President of ABC Bank feels that each savings account customer has, on average, four credit cards. The following distribution represents the number of credit cards people own. 3. P(X) 0.18 0 44 0.27 0.08 0.03 a. Find the mean and variance of the pro bability distribution. Fill the table with the correct values. P(X) X• PIX) (X-) (X--)*• P (X) 0.18 0.44 0.27 0.08 0.03 4,
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