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Random Variables, Expectation & Variance · Question 14 of 68

Question 14

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A random variable XX takes the values 0, 1, 2 and 3 with probabilities kk, 3k3k, 4k4k and 2k2k. What is kk?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The probabilities of a distribution add up to 1: k+3k+4k+2k=10k=1k + 3k + 4k + 2k = 10k = 1.

  2. So k=0.1k = 0.1.

Worth noting

0.25 divides by the number of values, 4, as if they were equally likely.

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