A spinner marked off in eight equal-sized regions, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, is spun once. Let the random variable X

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A spinner marked off in eight equal-sized regions, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, is spun once. Let the random variable X be the number of the region where the
pointer stops, and define a probability mass function f(x)=P(X=x).
a) State the range of X.
b) Write f as a set of ordered pairs.
c) Draw the probability distribution as a histogram.
d) Find f(8), and explain what this number represents.
e) Find μ, and explain what this number represents.

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