What Can Be Said About the Expected Value and Standard

question 9

Multiple Choice

What can be said about the expected value and standard deviation of an exponential distribution?

• A) The expected value is equal to the standard deviation.
• B) The expected value is equal to the square of the standard deviation.
• C) The expected value is equal to the reciprocal of the standard deviation.
• D) The expected value is equal to the square root of the standard deviation.

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