document.write( "Question 1190589: Greetings, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I solved part of this problem, just need a bit of help with the second part. Thank you, I greatly appreciate it!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When parking a car in a downtown parking lot, drivers pay according to the number of hours or fraction thereof. The probability distribution of the number of hours cars are parked has been estimated as follows:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
\n" ); document.write( "P(X) 0.2 0.119 0.128 0.079 0.058 0.03 0.036 0.35\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(I solved these 2 answers)
\n" ); document.write( "A. Mean = 4.66
\n" ); document.write( "B. Standard Dev. = 2.8408\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The cost of parking is 2.75 dollars per hour. Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the amount of revenue each car generates.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "A. Mean = 12.815\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B. Standard Deviation = ????\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I can't seem to figure of the standard deviation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I appreciate your help. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #822291 by math_tutor2020(3817)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given data table
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X12345678
P(X)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Form a new row consisting of X*P(X)\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
X12345678
P(X)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
X*P(X)0.20.2380.3840.3160.290.180.2522.8
For example, 8*0.35 = 2.8 in the far right column.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add up everything in the X*P(X) row
\n" ); document.write( "0.2+0.238+0.384+0.316+0.29+0.18+0.252+2.8 = 4.66\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your answer of 4.66 is perfectly correct. Nice work.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 1, part B\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Form a new row that involves subtracting each X value from the mean mu = 4.66
\n" ); document.write( "Afterward, square the result
\n" ); document.write( "The expression is of the form (X-mu)^2 which is what I'll title this new row.\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
X12345678
P(X)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
X*P(X)0.20.2380.3840.3160.290.180.2522.8
(X-mu)^213.39567.07562.75560.43560.11561.79565.475611.1556
Example: In column 1 we have
\n" ); document.write( "(X-mu)^2 = (1-4.66)^2 = 13.3956\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next, multiply each (X-mu)^2 value with its corresponding P(X) value.
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X12345678
P(X)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
X*P(X)0.20.2380.3840.3160.290.180.2522.8
(X-mu)^213.39567.07562.75560.43560.11561.79565.475611.1556
(X-mu)^2*P(X)2.679120.84199640.35271680.03441240.00670480.0538680.19712163.90446
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then add up everything in the (X-mu)^2*P(X) row
\n" ); document.write( "2.67912+0.8419964+0.3527168+0.0344124+0.0067048+0.053868+0.1971216+3.90446 = 8.0704\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The last step is to apply the square root
\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(8.0704) = 2.8408\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The standard deviation is approximately 2.8408\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You're on a roll with correct answers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 2, part A\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X = number of hours parked
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the revenue, we multiply 2.75 by the X value
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For example, if a car is parked for 4 hours, then
\n" ); document.write( "Y = 2.75*X = 2.75*4 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "meaning they pull in $11 in revenue\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's form a table of Y values with their corresponding P(Y) probabilities.
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X12345678
Y2.755.58.251113.7516.519.2522
P(Y)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We follow the same steps as part A in the previous question. I'll skip a few steps, but basically this is what you should have as a final table\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
X12345678
Y2.755.58.251113.7516.519.2522
P(Y)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
Y*P(Y)0.550.65451.0560.8690.79750.4950.6937.7

\n" ); document.write( "Adding everything in that bottom row gets you 12.815\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 2, part B\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We follow the same steps as part B from the previous question
\n" ); document.write( "This time use mu = 12.815 which was found in the previous section.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is what the table should look like when all is said and done\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
X12345678
Y2.755.58.251113.7516.519.2522
P(Y)0.20.1190.1280.0790.0580.030.0360.35
Y*P(Y)0.550.65451.0560.8690.79750.4950.6937.7
(Y-mu)^2101.30422553.50922520.8392253.2942250.87422513.57922541.40922584.364225
(Y-mu)^2*P(Y)20.2608456.3675977752.66742080.2602437750.050705050.407376751.490732129.52747875

\n" ); document.write( "Add up everything in the bottom row and you should get 61.0324\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apply the square root to get
\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(61.0324) = 7.8123
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is a useful calculator to check your work
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