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a) What is the process for finding the variance of a continuous variable? Do not just...

a) What is the process for finding the variance of a continuous variable? Do not just give the formula, but walk through the steps.

b) Find the variance of the continuous distribution given by f(x) = (2x) in the interval [0, 2] and 0 otherwise.

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