Question: Suppose a new surgical intern operates on eight patients using a procedure that has a current estimated success rate of 76%. The following table illustrates

Suppose a new surgical intern operates on eight patients using a procedure that has a current estimated success rate of 76%. The following table illustrates the total number of possible successes for the intern and their corresponding probabilities:

Probability Number of Successes
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0.001 0.011 0.072 0.103 0.127 0.173 0.278 0.146 0.080

  1. What is the expected number of successful operations for the surgical intern?
  2. What is the variance of the distribution?

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