The total number of MP3 players that the students have
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Find the probability by dividing the frequency of each value by the total number of students having MP3 players.
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The probability distribution of
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The mean value is
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The mean value is
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On average, the students have had
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MP3 players.
The variance of random variable
is
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The variance is
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The standard deviation is
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Substitute
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Therefore, the standard deviation is
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The probability distribution of
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Graph of the probability distribution is.
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The mean value of a random variable
is
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On average, the students have had
or
MP3 players.
The variance of a random variable
is
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The standard deviation of a random variable
is
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