The Variance of a Discrete Distribution Increases If We Add

question 62

True/False

The variance of a discrete distribution increases if we add a positive constant to each one of its value.

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Definitions:

Asexually

Reproduction without the combination of genetic material from two different parents, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

Mitosis

A type of cell division in which a cell divides into two daughter cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Prophase II

A stage of meiosis where chromosomes condense, nuclear envelopes break down, and spindle apparatus forms in each of the two daughter cells from meiosis I.

Chromatin

A complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, structures that condense to facilitate mitosis and meiosis.