A random variable for Canadian provinces and territories. Suppose that you select a Canadian province or territory at random and record X, the population (in thousands).
(a) Is X a random variable? Explain your answer.
(b) Give the probability distribution of X.
(c) Explain how you would calculate the mean of X, then calculate it.
(d) Explain how you would calculate the variance and the standard deviation of X. You do not need to do the calculations, but describe the needed calculations in detail.