y cries for 4 times after midnight is 4/50. The probability that a newborn baby cries for 5 times after midnight is 1/50. Find the expected value of the number of times a newborn baby’s crying wakes its mother after midnight. (The expected value is the expected number of times per week a newborn baby’s crying wakes its mother after midnight.) Calculate the standard deviation of the variable as

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The probability that a newborn baby does not cry after midnight is 2/50.
The probability that a newborn baby cries once after midnight is 11/50.
The probability that a newborn baby cries twice after midnight is 23/50.
The probability that a newborn baby cries thrice after midnight is 9/50.
The probability that a newborn baby cries for 4 times after midnight is 4/50.
The probability that a newborn baby cries for 5 times after midnight is 1/50.

  1. Find the expected value of the number of times a newborn baby’s crying wakes its mother after midnight.
    (The expected value is the expected number of times per week a newborn baby’s crying wakes its mother after midnight.)

Calculate the standard deviation of the variable as well

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