The Expected Value of a Probability Distribution Is

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Multiple Choice

The expected value of a probability distribution is

• A)the measure of the spread of the distribution.
• B)the variance of the distribution.
• C)the average value of the distribution.
• D)the probability density function.
• E)the range of continuous values from point A to point B,inclusive.

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