IB skill practice

Use expected value and variance of discrete variables

Calculate and interpret expectation, variance, and standard deviation for discrete variables.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Use expected value and variance of discrete variables - discrete distribution moment item

Case A7. For the displayed distribution on \(x=0,1,2,3\), calculate the requested moment summary.

Worked practice: result and interpretation

Calculate the requested result first, then choose the interpretation that follows from it.