SOLUTION: A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, and 3 burglaries will be reported in a given day are 0.49, 0.44, 0.06, and 0.01 respectively. Find the mean, µ ,
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Question 928718: A police department reports that the probabilities that 0, 1, 2, and 3 burglaries will be reported in a given day are 0.49, 0.44, 0.06, and 0.01 respectively. Find the mean, µ , of this probability distribution.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
mean = .49(0) + .44(1) + .06(2) + .01(3)
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