Provide an appropriate response.The life expectancy (in years) of patients after they have contracted a certain disease is exponentially distributed with k = 0.4. Find the mean life expectancy and the standard deviation.

What will be an ideal response?


mean 2.5 years, standard deviation 2.5 years.

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