Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3-4 - Mean and Variance of a Discrete Random Variable - Exercises - Page 77: 3-68

Answer

$μ=\approx565$ $σ²=6875$ $σ\approx82.92$

Work Step by Step

$μ=E(x)=∑xP(x)=350×0.06+450×0.1+550×0.47+650×0.37\approx565$ $E(x²)=∑x²P(x)=350²×0.06+450²×0.1+550²×0.47+650²×0.37=326100$ $σ²=V(x)=E(x²)-[E(x)]²=6875$ $σ=\sqrt σ²\approx82.92$
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