Mean, Variance

and Standard
Deviation of a
Discrete
Random
Variable
 Objectives:
– a. Illustrates the mean and variance of a
discrete random variable.
– b. Appreciate the importance of interpreting
a data using the mean and variance of a
discrete random variable.
MEAN
– The mean or expected value of a probability
distribution tells the value of a random variable
that we expect to get if the experiment is done
repeatedly. In other words, if the experiment or
process is repeated long enough, there is a
likelihood or chance that the average of the
outcomes will begin to approach the expected value
or the mean value.
Formula in finding mean
 

𝜇=∑ [ 𝑥𝑃(𝑥)]
 VARIANCE
- Another measure of variation which
can be used instead of the range.
- Considers the deviation of each
observation from the mean
Formula in finding variance

2
 

𝜎 =∑ ¿ ¿
 Standard Deviation
– The standard deviation of a probability distribution
is the square root of the variance and it indicates
how far, on the average, is an observed value of a
random variable x from its mean. The smaller the
standard deviation, the more likely that an observed
value of the random variable will be close to its
mean.
Formula in finding standard
deviation
 

σ =√ ∑ ¿¿¿
 A random variable x has the following
probability distribution:

X 0 1 3 4 5
P(x) 0.05 0.25 0.4 ? 0.06
X 0 1 3 4 5
P(x) 0.06 .23 ? 0.35 0.05
a.Find the value of P(4) and P(3)
b.Find mean, variance and standard deviation
 A random variable x has the following
probability distribution:

X 1 2 3 4 5
P(x)

a.Find d.
b.Find mean, variance and
standard deviation
Be able to analyze statistics,
which can be used to support
or undercut almost any
argument.
-Marilyn vos Savant-
 – When a fair die is thrown, the
possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6. each time the die is thrown, it
can roll on any of these numbers.
What will be the probabilities of
getting each numbers?
X 1 2 3 4 5 6
P(x)
 Number of Probability P(X) The class will be divided into groups with
Tellers X
4 members each. These groups will
0 0.029 solve the problem that will be flashed on
1 0.049 the board and will choose a
2 0.078 representative that will explain the
3 0.155 answer in front.
4 0.212 Problem:
5 0.262 In a convenient store, the number of
6 0.215 tellers (X) busy with customers at 12:00
noon varies from day to day. Past
records indicate that the probability
Questions: distribution of X is as follows:
What is the probability that exactly four tellers are busy at 12:00 noon?
What is the probability that, at least, two tellers are busy at 12:00 noon?
What is the mean of the probability distributions?
What is the standard deviation of the probability distributions?
For adults without known heart Category f
disease, the desirable total cholesterol
level is less than 200. Between 200 and Desirable 234
239 is categorized as borderline, and
the above 239 is too high. The following
Borderline 297
–
data are from a sample of 825
participants in a study with no prior
Too high 294
heart disease.

a. Let X equals 1, 2, or 3 for desirable, borderline, or too high,

respectively. Find the probability distribution for x.
b. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the
probability
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