The Following Probability Distribution Represents the Number of Bedrooms in a Randomly

question 24

Multiple Choice

The following probability distribution represents the number of bedrooms in a randomly selected US household.To simplify matters, the category "five or more" is replaced by "5" (Source: US Census, American FactFinder) .Calculate the variance of the number of bedrooms per household.

• A)0.017
• B)1.070
• C)1.145
• D)2.917
• E)3.215

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