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Find the variance for the number of boys in a royal family that has children until there is a boy or until there are three children, whichever comes first.
Find the variance for the number of boys in a royal family that has children until there is a boy or until there are three children, whichever comes first. Assume the probability of having a boy is 1/2.


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Find the variance for the number of boys in a royal family that has children until there is a boy or until there are three children, whichever comes first. Assume the probability of having a boy is 1/2.

  • 0.06
  • 0.08
  • 0.11
  • 0.14
  • 0.17

References

Doyle, Peter G. (2006). "Grinstead and Snell's Introduction to Probability" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2024.