Mean, Variance and Standard

Deviation for a Probability

Distribution
Formula for the mean
Formula : + …
Example #1
A survey was conducted regarding the number of
people who likes coke, sprite, royal, and lemon. What is
the mean or expected value .
Kind of sprite coke lemon royal
softdrinks
# of people 120 150 100 130
who likes the
softdrinks
Probability
The mean of a discrete
Probability distribution is
where = mean
x = value of the random variable
P(x) = probability of the randon variable
Example #2
A survey was conducted on the number of
TV units per household during the past 5
years in a first class subdivision .
Solve the mean , variance and standard
deviation.
Number 2 3 4 5 6
of TV
Units(x)
Probabilit 0.15 0.40 0.25 0.12 0.08
y Pr(x)
Formula for variance
Probability
The mean of a discrete
Probability distribution is
where = mean
x = value of the random variable
P(x) = probability of the randon variable
Example #3
find the expected value of the probability
distribution shown below.
x 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

P(x) 0.042 0.010 0.021 0.375 0.188 0.344 0.021

Example #3
find the expected value of the probability
distribution shown below.
x 0 1 2 3

P(x) 1/8 3/8 3/8 1/8

Example #4
find the expected value of the probability
distribution shown below.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5

P(x) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05

Seat work
1. find the expected value of the
probability distribution shown below.
x 3 4 5 6 7 8

P(x) 0.10 0.20 0.45 0.15 0.05 0.05