Assume the number of customers who order a dessert with their meal on a given night at a local restaurant has the probability distribution given below.

Assume the number of customers who order a dessert with their meal on a given night at a local restaurant has the probability distribution given below.


x | f(x)

3 .25

4 .55

5 .15

6 .05


The variance for the random variable x is:


a. .77

b. .60

c. .36

d. 4


Answer: b. .60


Learn More :