The number of ships to arrive at a harbour on any given day is a random variable represented by X. The probabilities for the values of X are tabled below:   (X=x) 5 6 8 12 13 15 P(x) 0.150 0.125 0.268 0.305 0.132 0.020 Calculate the expected value and variance (rounded off to three decimals).

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The number of ships to arrive at a harbour on any given day is a random variable represented by X. The
probabilities for the values of X are tabled below:

 

(X=x) 5 6 8 12 13 15
P(x) 0.150 0.125 0.268 0.305 0.132 0.020

Calculate the expected value and variance (rounded off to three decimals).

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