Exam Questions Papers - Engineering

Q1:

A discrete random variable X takes values from 1 to 5 with probabilities as shown in the table. A student calculates the mean of X and 3.5 and her teacher calculates the variance of X as 1.5. Which of the following statements is true?

A Both the student and the teacher are right

B Both the student and the teacher are wrong

C Both the student is wrong but the teacher is right

D The student is right but the teacher is wrong

ANS:B - Both the student and the teacher are wrong

The mean is 3.