The following table represents the probability of the number of cars owned by a college student. Give your answer to at least 3 decimal places. x P(x) 0 0.48 1 0.33 2 0.12 3 0.07 a) Is this a valid discrete probability distribution? Select an answer No, since Σ P(x) ≠ 1 and P(x) < 0 Yes, since Σ P(x) ≠ 1 and P(x) > 0 Yes, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 No, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1  b) Find the mean number of cars owned.   c) Find the standard deviation of the number of cars owned.  d) Find σ2σ2 .

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The following table represents the probability of the number of cars owned by a college student. Give your answer to at least 3 decimal places.

x P(x)
0 0.48
1 0.33
2 0.12
3 0.07

a) Is this a valid discrete probability distribution? Select an answer No, since Σ P(x) ≠ 1 and P(x) < 0 Yes, since Σ P(x) ≠ 1 and P(x) > 0 Yes, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 No, since Σ P(x) = 1 and 0 ≤ P(x) ≤ 1 

b) Find the mean number of cars owned.  

c) Find the standard deviation of the number of cars owned. 

d) Find σ2σ2 . 

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