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The document discusses computing the mean of a discrete probability distribution. It provides examples of finding the mean number of spots when rolling a die and the mean number of patients a surgeon operates on in a day. The mean is the sum of each value in the data set multiplied by its respective probability, and it represents the average value of the random variable in the probability distribution. Exercises ask students to find means of other probability distributions and interpret what the mean of a probability distribution represents.

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The document discusses computing the mean of a discrete probability distribution. It provides examples of finding the mean number of spots when rolling a die and the mean number of patients a surgeon operates on in a day. The mean is the sum of each value in the data set multiplied by its respective probability, and it represents the average value of the random variable in the probability distribution. Exercises ask students to find means of other probability distributions and interpret what the mean of a probability distribution represents.

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Molave Vocational Technical School

Mabini St., Molave, Zamboanga del Sur


Elective Mathematics – Statistics
Worksheet 1 - RANDOM VARIABLES AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

Name: Date: Score:

III. COMPUTING THE MEAN OF A DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

Examples
1. Consider rolling a die. What is the average number of spots that would appear?
Step 1: Construct the probability distribution for the random variable X representing the
number if spots that would appear.
Probability
Number of Spots X
P(X)
1 1/6
2 1/6
3 1/6
4 1/6
5 1/6
6 1/6
Step 2: Multiply the value of the random variable X by the corresponding probability.
Probability
Number of Spots X X  P(X)
P(X)
1 1/6 1  1/6 = 1/6
2 1/6 2  1/6 = 2/6
3 1/6 3/6
4 1/6 4/6
5 1/6 5/6
6 1/6 6/6
Step 3: Add the values in the column X  P(X)
Number of Spots Probability
X  P(X)
X P(X)
1 1/6 1/6
2 1/6 2/6
3 1/6 3/6
4 1/6 4/6
5 1/6 5/6
6 1/6 6/6
1 2 3 4 5 6 21
∑ X∗P ( X ) = 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 6 =3.5
Therefore, the average number of spots that would appear in rolling a die is 3.5.

 The value obtained in step 3 is called the mean of the random variable X or the mean od the
probability distribution of X.
2. The probabilities that a surgeon operates of 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 patients in any day are 0.15,
0.10, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30, respectively. Find the average number of patients that a
surgeon operates on a day.
Number of Patients Probability
X  P(X)
X P(X)
3 0.15 0.45
4 0.10 0.40
5 0.20 1.00
6 0.25 1.50
7 0.30 2.10

∑ X∗P ( X ) =¿ 5. 4 5 ¿

So, the average number of patients that a surgeon will operate in a day is 5.45

EXERCISES:

1. A bakeshop owner determines the number of boxes of pandesal that are delivered
each day. Find the mean of the probability distribution shown below. If the manager
stated that 35 boxes of pandesal were delivere in one day, do you think that is a
believable claim? (10 points)

Number of Boxes Probability


X  P(X)
X P(X)
35 0.10
36 0.20
37 0.30
38 0.30
39 0.10

∑ X∗P ( X ) =¿ ¿

2. The probabilities of a machine manufacturing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 defective parts in one


day are 0.75, 0.17, 0.04, 0.025, 0.01, and 0.005, respectively. Find the mean of the
probability distribution. (10 points)

3. What does the mean of a probability distribution tell us? How do you interpret the
mean of a probability distribution? (5 points)
4. Toss 5 coins with the same denomination and observe the number of heads that will
occur. Do this experiment 20 times. Let X be a random variable representing the
number of heads that occur. Keep track of the results and complete the table below.
(10 points)
Number of Frequency Relative Frequency / Approximate Probability Actual
Heads of Probability
(Frequency of Occurrence ÷ Total number of
X Occurrence times the coins were tossed) P(X)
0 0.031
1 0.156
2 0.313
3 0.313
4 0.156
5 0.031

Compare the approximate probability and the actual probability values. What do you can we
should do to make the approximate probability values very close to the actual probability
values? (5 points)

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