For the Students at One College the Expected Value for "Number

question 42

Multiple Choice

For the students at one college the expected value for "number of siblings" is 1. Which of the following statements is a reasonable conclusion?

• A)If 100 students are selected at random, the average number of siblings for the 100 students will be close to 1.
• B)If a student selected at random has 2 siblings, the next student selected will have no siblings.
• C)If 4 students are selected at random, the average number of siblings for the 4 students will be 1.
• D)If a student is selected at random, the most likely number of siblings for the student is 1.

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