A Calculus Instructor Uses Computer Aided Instruction and Allows Students

Essay

A calculus instructor uses computer aided instruction and allows students to take the midterm exam as many times as needed until a passing grade is obtained.Following is a record of the number of students in a class of 20 who took the test each number of times.

a.Use the relative frequency approach to construct a probability distribution and show that it satisfies the required condition.
b.Find the expected value of the number of tests taken.
c.Compute the variance.
d.Compute the standard deviation.