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Let X be a random variable with \(E(X) = 0\) and \(V (X) = 1\). What integer value k will assure us that \(P(|X| >= k) <= .01\) ?

vx <- 1
sigma <- sqrt(vx)
ex <- 0
k <- vx / (sqrt(.01 * sigma^2))
k
## [1] 10