Given the following probability distribution of a discrete random variable X, x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 p(x) 0.0205 0.0318 0.0576 0.0362 0.263 0.1965 0.0939 0.1379 0.1626 Choose one from the following which is closest to the correct answer. O a. The mean μ = 1.0000 and the standard deviation σ = 2.7386. O b. The mean μ = 1.9817 and the standard deviation o = 1.99. O c. The mean μ = 1.9231 and the standard deviation = 1.9743. O e. The mean μ = 2.1196 and the standard deviation o = 2.0105. d. The mean μ = 1.957 and the standard deviation = 1.9787.

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Given the following probability distribution of a discrete random variable X,
x
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
p(x) 0.0205 0.0318 0.0576 0.0362 0.263 0.1965 0.0939 0.1379 0.1626
Choose one from the following which is closest to the correct answer.
a. The mean μ = 1.0000 and the standard deviation o = 2.7386.
O b. The mean μ = 1.9817 and the standard deviation o
c. The mean μ = 1.9231 and the standard deviation o = 1.9743.
e. The mean μ = 2.1196 and the standard deviation = 2.0105.
1.957 and the standard deviation = 1.9787.
O d. The mean μ =
= 1.99.
Transcribed Image Text:Given the following probability distribution of a discrete random variable X, x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 p(x) 0.0205 0.0318 0.0576 0.0362 0.263 0.1965 0.0939 0.1379 0.1626 Choose one from the following which is closest to the correct answer. a. The mean μ = 1.0000 and the standard deviation o = 2.7386. O b. The mean μ = 1.9817 and the standard deviation o c. The mean μ = 1.9231 and the standard deviation o = 1.9743. e. The mean μ = 2.1196 and the standard deviation = 2.0105. 1.957 and the standard deviation = 1.9787. O d. The mean μ = = 1.99.
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