The Expected Value of a Random Variable Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

The expected value of a random variable is

• A) the value of the random variable that should be observed on the next repeat of the experiment.
• B) the value of the random variable that occurs most frequently.
• C) the square root of the variance.
• D) None of these alternatives is correct.

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