Stat Prob Q3 Module 2
Stat Prob Q3 Module 2
Stat Prob Q3 Module 2
STATISTICS
and PROBABILITY
Quarter 3 - Module 2
Probabilities, Mean
and Variance of Discrete Variable
Statistics and Probability – Grade 11
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Quarter 3 – Module 2: Probabilities, Mean and Variance of a Discrete Variable
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LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
OBJECTIVES:
K: Illustrate the mean and variance of a discrete variable;
S: Compute on probabilities corresponding to a given random
variable, calculate the mean and variance of a discrete variable;
and
A: Value the importance of finding the probabilities to a given
random variable as well as finding the probabilities of doing
things and its consequences.
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Task 1. PRE-ASSESSMENT
Answer the following in your activity sheets/activity notebook.
1. A discrete random variable 𝑋 has the following probability distribution:
𝑥 77 78 79 80 81
𝑃(𝑥) 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.40 0.10
’s In
In the previous module, you learned that a discrete random variable has a countable
number of possible values. The probability of each value of a discrete random variable is
between 0 and 1, and the sum of all the probabilities is equal to 1 and a continuous random
variable takes on all the values in some interval of numbers.
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’s New
In this module, you will be learning on how to solve probabilities on a given discrete
random variables and be able to solve the mean and variance on it.
The idea of a random variable builds on the fundamental ideas of probability. You
need to understand that random variables are conceptually different from the mathematical
variables that you have met before. A random variable is linked to observations in the real
world, where uncertainty is involved. An informal — but important — understanding of a
random variable is that it is a variable whose numerical value is determined by the outcome
of a random procedure.
In this module, you will also see the more formal understanding, which is that a
random variable is a function from the event space of a random procedure to the set of real
numbers. Random variables are central to the use of probability in practice. They are used to
model random phenomena, which means that they are relevant to a wide range of human
activity. In particular, they are used extensively in many branches of research, including
agriculture, biology, ecology, economics, medicine, meteorology, physics, psychology and
others. They provide a structure for making inferences about the world when it is impossible
to measure things comprehensively. They are used to model outcomes of processes that
cannot be predicted in advance. Random variables have distributions.
This module covers the mean of a discrete random variable, which is a measure of
central location, and the variance and standard deviation, which are measures of spread.
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Task 2.
Experiment: Tossing two coins.
Random variable 𝑋 = number of heads
What is It
Example:
A fair coin is tossed twice. Let 𝑋 be the number of heads that are observed.
a. Construct the probability distribution of 𝑋.
b. Find the probability that at least one head is observed.
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Solution:
a. The possible values that 𝑋 can take are 0, 1, and 2. Each of these numbers
corresponds to an event in the sample space 𝑆 = {ℎℎ, ℎ𝑡, 𝑡ℎ, 𝑡𝑡} 𝑜𝑟 𝑆 =
{ℎℎ, ℎ𝑡, 𝑡ℎ, 𝑡𝑡} of equally likely outcomes for this experiment:
𝑋 = 0 𝑡𝑜 {𝑡𝑡} – no heads (1 possible outcome)
𝑋 = 1 𝑡𝑜{ℎ𝑡, 𝑡ℎ} – at least 1 head (two possible outcomes that has at least 1 head)
𝑋 = 2 𝑡𝑜 ℎℎ - two heads (1 possible outcome)
The probability of each of these events, hence of the corresponding value of 𝑋, can be
found simply by counting, to give
𝑋 0 1 2
Frequency (𝑓) 1 2 1
𝑃(𝑋) 1 2 1
0r 0.25 or 0.50 or 0.25
4 4 4
Table 1.0 Probability Distribution of Random Variable X.
You can have a table this way.
Random Frequency
variable (𝑓) Probability
𝑋 of X or
𝑃(𝑋)
0 1 1
0r 0.25
4
1 2 2
or 0.50
4
2 1 1
or 0.25
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b. “At least one head” is the event 𝑋 ≥ 1, which is the union of the mutually exclusive
events 𝑋 = 1 and 𝑋 = 2. Thus
𝑃 (𝑋 ≥ 1) = 𝑃(1) + 𝑃(2)
= 0.50 + 0.25
= 0.75
A histogram that graphically illustrates the probability distribution is given in Figure
1.0
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Random Variable X
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 1 2
Random Variable X
Example.
Give the probability distribution on the random variable X defined as the number of
good cellphones drawn from 5 cellphones of which 3 are good ones and 2 are defectives
when 3 cellphones are drawn at random.
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Solution:
1. 𝑃(𝑥 = 2) = 𝑃(2)
6
= 10
2. 𝑃(𝑥 ≤ 2) = 𝑃(2) + 𝑃(1)
6 3
= +
10 10
9
= 10
3. 𝑃(𝑥 ≥ 2) = 𝑃(2) + 𝑃(3)
6 1
= + 10
10
7
= 10
The mean of the discrete random variable 𝑋 is also called the expected value of 𝑋.
The expected value of 𝑋 id denoted by 𝐸(𝑋) or 𝜇𝑥 . Given a random variable 𝑋 and its
corresponding probability distribution, the expected value (𝐸𝑉) of 𝑋 is the sum of the
product of all the possible values of 𝑋 and their relative frequencies. Use the formula to
compute the mean of a discrete random variable.
𝜇𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑉 = ∑[𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥 )]
Example:
1. Find the mean in Figure 1.0 Probability Distribution for tossing a fair coin twice.
𝜇𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑉 = ∑[𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥 )]
= 0 + 0.5 + 0.5
=1
2. Find the mean of the discrete random variable 𝑋 whose probability distribution is as
follow:
𝑥 3 2 1 0
𝑃(𝑥) 1 3 3 1
8 8 8 8
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𝜇𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑉 = ∑[𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥 )]
1 3 3 1
= 3 (8) + 2 (8) + 1 (8) + 0(8)
3 6 3
= + + +0
8 8 8
12 3
= or 2 or 1.5
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The variance and standard deviation of a discrete random variable 𝑋 may be interpreted as
measures of variability of the values assumed by the random variable in repeated trials of
the experiment. The units on the standard deviation match those of 𝑋.
The equation for computing the variance of a discrete random variable is shown below.
Example:
3. Find the variance in Figure 1.0 Probability Distribution for tossing a fair coin twice.
𝜎 2 = ∑(𝑥 − 𝜇)2 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
= (0 − 1)2 ∙ 0.25 + (1 − 1)2 ∙ 0.5 + (2 − 1)2 ∙ 0.25
= 0.25 + 0 + 0.25
1
= 0.5 or 2
The standard deviation 𝜎 of a discrete random variable 𝑋 is the square root of its variance,
hence the formula is:
𝜎 = √𝜎 2
Example:
4. Find the standard deviation in Figure 1.0 Probability Distribution for tossing a fair coin
twice.
𝜎 = √𝜎 2
𝜎 = √0.5 𝑜𝑟 0.7071
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• a small standard deviation (or variance) means that the distribution of the random
variable is narrowly concentrated around the mean
• a large standard deviation (or variance) means that the distribution is spread out,
with some chance of observing values at some distance from the mean.
Note: The mean of a discrete random variable is a measure of central location, and the
variance and standard deviation are measures of spread of the variable.
’s More
Task 3
A discrete random variable 𝑋 has the following probability distribution:
𝑥 -1 0 1 4
𝑃(𝑥) 0.2 0.5 𝑎 0.1
a. 𝑎
b. 𝑃(0)
c. 𝑃(𝑋 > 0)
d. 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 0)
e. 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ −2)
f. The mean 𝜇 of 𝑋
g. The variance 𝜎 2 of 𝑋
h. The standard deviation 𝜎 of 𝑋
Solution:
𝑥 -1 0 1 4
𝑃(𝑥) 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1
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b. Directly from the table, 𝑃(0) = 0.5
c. From Table
(𝑋 > 0) = 𝑃 (1) + 𝑃(4)
= 0.2 + 0.1
= 0.3
d. From Table
𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 0) = 𝑃(0) + 𝑃 (1) + 𝑃 (4)
= 0.5 + 0.2 + 0.1
= 0.8
e. Since none of the numbers listed as possible values for 𝑋 is less than or equal
to −2, the event 𝑋 ≤ −2 is impossible, so
𝑃(𝑋 ≤ −2) = 0
g. Using the formula in the definition of 𝜎 2 and the value of 𝜇 that was just computed,
𝜎 2 = ∑ (𝑥 − 𝜇 )2 ∙ 𝑃 (𝑥 )
= (−1 − 0.4)2 ⋅ (0.2) + (0 − 0.4)2 ⋅ (0.5) + (1 − 0.4)2 ⋅ (0.2)
+ (4 − 0.4)2 ⋅ (0.1)
= 0.392 + 0.08 + 0.072 + 1.296
= 1.84
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I Have Learned
CRITERIA
OUTSTANDING (20 pts) – demonstrate/show superior knowledge of basic mathematical
concepts and operations on Probability of Random Variable, Mean, Variance and Standard
Deviation of Random Variable.
ADEQUATE (13 pts) – understands the basic mathematical concepts and operations on
Probability of Random Variable, Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation of Random
Variable.
http://www.csu.edu/CTRE/pdf/rubricexamples-all.pdf
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I Can Do
Task 5
Try answering the following:
Sales versus Profit The monthly sales, X, of a company have a mean of ₱25,000 and a
standard deviation of ₱4,000. Profits, Y, are calculated by multiplying sales by 0.3 and
subtracting fixed costs of ₱6,000. What are the mean profit and the standard deviation of
profit?
CRITERIA
OUTSTANDING (20 pts) – demonstrate/show superior knowledge of basic mathematical
concepts and operations on Probability of Random Variable, Mean, Variance and Standard
Deviation of Random Variable.
ADEQUATE (13 pts) – understands the basic mathematical concepts and operations on
Probability of Random Variable, Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation of Random
Variable.
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Task 5
1. Julia and Tony play the hand game rock-paper-scissors. Assume that, at each play, they
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make their choices with equal probability (3) for each of the three moves, independently of
any previous play.
c) Find 𝑃(𝑋 = 1)
d) Find 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 1)
2. Consider again the example of the number of languages spoken by Filipino school
children. Define 𝑋 to be the number of languages in which a randomly chosen Filipino
child attending school can hold an everyday conversation. Assume that the probability
function of 𝑋, 𝑃(𝑥), is as shown in the following table.
𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑃(𝑥) 0.663 0.226 0.066 0.022 0.019 0.004
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What I know Task 1
a) 0.40 c) 0.90 e) 𝜎 2 = 1.5275
b) 0.10 d) 𝜇𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑉 = 79.15 f) 𝜎 = 1.2359
What’s New task 2
a) (Head, Head), (Head, Tail), (Tail, Head), (Tail, Tail)
b) Random Variable value of 𝑋: { 0, 1, 2}
c)
𝑋 0 1 2
𝑃(𝑋) 1 1 1
𝑜𝑟 0.25 𝑜𝑟 0.25 𝑜𝑟 0.25
4 4 4
What I Have Learned? Task 4
Answer may vary.
What I can Do Task 5
We know that: 𝐸(𝑋) = 25000
𝑉 (𝑋) = 4000 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 = 16000000
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑌 = 0.3𝑋 − 6000
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒,
𝐸(𝑌 ) = 0.3𝐸(𝑋) − 6000
= 0.3 · 25000 − 6000
= 1500
Assessment Task 6
1.
1 4
a) c)
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1 5
b) d)
2 9
2.
a) 𝜇𝑥 = 1.52
b) 𝜇2 = 0.8216
c) 𝜎 = 0.9064
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