The total number of MP3 players that the students have .
Find the probability by dividing the frequency of each value by the total number of students having MP3 players.
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The probability distribution of is
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\The mean value is .
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The mean value is .
On average, the students have had or
MP3 players.
The variance of random variable is
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The variance is .
The standard deviation is .
Substitute .
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Therefore, the standard deviation is .
The probability distribution of is
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Graph of the probability distribution is.
\The mean value of a random variable is
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On average, the students have had or
MP3 players.
The variance of a random variable is
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The standard deviation of a random variable is
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