Excel's =RAND() Function Produces Random Numbers That Are Uniformly Distributed

question 118

Multiple Choice

Excel's =RAND() function produces random numbers that are uniformly distributed between 0 and 1. The mean of this distribution is approximately

• A).5000.
• B).2500.
• C).3333.
• D).2887.

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