document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945555>Question 945555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the mean of the probability distribution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X           0     1    2    3   4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(X)       0.12 0.16 0.24 0.30 0.18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to two decimal place as necessary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain answer. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X           0     1       2      3       4 \r\n" );
document.write( "P(X)       0.12   0.16   0.24   0.30    0.18 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply each X value by its corresponding P(X) value \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0*0.12 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1*0.16 = 0.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*0.24 = 0.48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*0.30 = 0.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*0.18 = 0.72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add up the products: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0+0.16+0.48+0.90+0.72 = 2.26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the mean is <font color=\"red\">2.26</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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