Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Probability Distributions

Question:

For a random variable X, E(X) = 4 and $E(X^2)=20.$ Then variance of X is

Options:

16

2

4

1

Correct Answer:

4

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 4

$Var(x)=E(x^2)-(E(x))$

$=20-(4)^2$

$=4$