The following table lists the probability distribution of a discrete random variable x: x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P( x) 0.04 0.11 0.18 0.21 0.13 0.21 0.09 0.03   Compute the standard deviation and the mean

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The following table lists the probability distribution of a discrete random variable x:

x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Px)
0.04
0.11
0.18
0.21
0.13
0.21
0.09
0.03
 


Compute the standard deviation and the mean

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