SOLUTION: A survey of 52 U.S. supermarkets yielded the following relative frequency table, where X is the number of checkout lanes at a randomly chosen supermarket. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: A survey of 52 U.S. supermarkets yielded the following relative frequency table, where X is the number of checkout lanes at a randomly chosen supermarket. x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10       Log On


   



Question 1196772: A survey of 52 U.S. supermarkets yielded the following relative frequency table, where X is the number of checkout lanes at a randomly chosen supermarket.
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P(X = x)
0.01 0.02 0.02 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.25 0.20 0.10 0.05
(a)
Compute 𝜇 = E(X). HINT [See Example 3.]
E(X) =

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Do arithmetic on your own.


Use the formula  E = sum%28x%5Bi%5D%2AP%28X=x%5Bi%5D%29%2C+i+=+1%2C10%29.


All components of this formula are given to you.

You just have full instruction set to complete this job on your own.

On the way, learn the formula for mathematical expectation E(X).