The probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is given below:
$X=k$$0$$1$$2$$3$$4$
$P(X=k)$$0.1$$0.4$$0.3$$0.2$$0$

The variance of $X$ is:

  • A
    $1.6$
  • B
    $0.24$
  • C
    $0.84$
  • D
    $0.75$

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