# 1. The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given by: P(X =-1) =...

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1. The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given by: P(X =-1) = 5, P(X = 0) = and P(X = 1) = ? (a) Compute E[X]. (b) Determine the probability distribution Y = X2 and use it to compute E[Y]. (c) Determine E[x2] using the change-of-variable formula. (You should match your an- swer in part (b). (d) Determine Var(X).

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