The Weighted Average of the Possible Values That a Random

question 45

Multiple Choice

The weighted average of the possible values that a random variable X can assume, where the weights are the probabilities of occurrence of those values, is referred to as the:

• A) variance.
• B) standard deviation.
• C) expected value.
• D) covariance.

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