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Compute the Variance and Standard Deviation of a Discrete Random xx

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Compute the Variance and Standard Deviation of a Discrete Random Variable
-In a sandwich shop, the following probability distribution was obtained. The random variable xx represents the number of condiments used for a hamburger. Find the mean and standard deviation for the random variable x.
xP(x) 00.3010.4020.2030.0640.04\begin{array}{c|c}x & P(x) \\\hline 0 & 0.30 \\1 & 0.40 \\2 & 0.20 \\3 & 0.06 \\4 & 0.04\end{array}


A) mean: 1.141.14 ; standard deviation: 1.041.04
B) mean: 1.541.54 ; standard deviation: 1.301.30
C) mean: 1.301.30 ; standard deviation: 2.382.38
D) mean: 1.301.30 ; standard deviation: 1.541.54

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