SOLUTION: Let x be a discrete random variable that possesses a binomial distribution with n equals 5 and p equals 0.83. What are the mean and standard deviation of this probability distri

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Question 1083971: Let x be a discrete random variable that possesses a binomial distribution with n equals 5 and p equals 0.83.
What are the mean and standard deviation of this probability distribution?
Round your answers to three decimal places, if required.

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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population mean = 5 * 0.83 = 4.15
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population standard deviation = square root(5 * 0.83 * (1-0.83)) = 0.8399 is approximately 0.840
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