SOLUTION: Find E(X)and E(X2)for the probability distribution from the following data.X=8, 12, 16, 20, 24, P(X)=1/8, 1/6, 3/8, 1/4, 1/12,

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Question 285787: Find E(X)and E(X2)for the probability distribution from the following data.X=8, 12, 16, 20, 24, P(X)=1/8, 1/6, 3/8, 1/4, 1/12,
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Find E(X)and E(X2)for the probability distribution from the following data.
X=8, 12, 16, 20, 24, P(X)=1/8, 1/6, 3/8, 1/4, 1/12,
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Multiply each X value by it corresponding probability.
Add the products to get the expected value of "X".
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Cheers,
Stan H.