
When throwing a normal dice, let be the random variable defined by the square of the score shown on the dice. What is the expectation of ?


Important Questions on Valid Comparisons and Informed Decisions: Probability Distributions
A "Fibonacci dice" is unbiased, six-sided and labelled with these numbers: . What is the expected score when the dice is rolled?

The discrete random variable X has probability distribution for . Find .

For the discrete random variable , the probability distribution is given by
Find the value of the constant .

For the discrete random variable , the probability distribution is given by
Find .

Complete this probability distribution, in terms of , for a discrete random variable
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What range of values can take? Give your answer in the form

Complete this probability distribution, in terms of , for a discrete random variable
1 | 2 | 3 | |
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Find the mean of the distribution in terms of .

Ten balls of identical size are in a bag. Two of the balls are red and the rest are blue. Balls are picked out at random from the bag and are not replaced. Let be the number of balls drawn out, up to and including the first red one. List the possible values of and their associated probabilities.

Ten balls of identical size are in a bag. Two of the balls are red and the rest are blue. Balls are picked out at random from the bag and are not replaced. Let be the number of balls drawn out, up to and including the first red one. Calculate the mean value of .
