Why Would Knowing the Cost of Living Index Be Important

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Essay

Why would knowing the cost of living index be important in real life?
(Hint: Consider the following scenario.You get two job offers: one in San Francisco paying $80,000 per year and the other in Dallas paying $68,000 per year.)

Calculate expected values for discrete random variables.

Understand and identify discrete and continuous random variables and their possible values.

Calculate probabilities related to discrete random variables.

Apply laws of expected value and variance to find specific values for given distributions.

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