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Q.23

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Found in: Page 284

Book edition OER 2018

Author(s) Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean

Pages 902 pages

ISBN 9781938168208

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Define the random variable X.

The random variable X is specified as the number of years spent in post-graduate research by Physics majors.

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Step 1: Given Information

A physics teacher wants to know what percentage of physics students will undertake post-graduate research in the coming years. He is in possession of the following probability distribution:

Step 2: Explanation

The random variable X is specified as the number of years spent in post-graduate research by Physics majors.

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