he pmf of a discrete random variable X is as follows: X -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/10 2/10 5/10 2/10   Use this pmf to evaluate the following: mean of X variance of X

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  1. The pmf of a discrete random variable X is as follows:

X

-1

0

1

2

f(x)

1/10

2/10

5/10

2/10

 

Use this pmf to evaluate the following:

  1. mean of X
  2. variance of X
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