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LESSON 1.

3
MEAN OF DISCRETE
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
• At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
1. Illustrate the mean and variance of a discrete random
variable; (M11/12SP-IIIb- 2)
2. Calculate the mean and the variance of a discrete
random variable; (M11/12SP- IIIb-2)
3. Interpret the mean and the variance of a discrete
random variable; (M11/12SP-IIIb-3) and
4. Solve problems involving mean and variance of
probability distributions. (M11/12SP-IIIb-4
Suppose four tiles numbered 1, 2,3 and 4
are in a jar. A tile is picked and returned
in the jar 15 times.
The resultsTile
are(x)as follow:
Number of times
picked
1 2
2 4
3 8
4 1
Suppose four tiles numbered 1, 2,3 and 4
are in a jar. A tile is picked and returned
in the jar 15 times.
The results are as
Tile (x) follow:
Number of P(x)
times
picked
2/15
1 2
2 4 4/15
8/15
3 8
1/15
4 1
Suppose four tiles numbered 1, 2,3 and 4 are in a jar.
A tile is picked and returned in the jar 15 times.
Tile (x) Number of
The results are as follow: times picked
1 2
2 4
3 8
4 1

From the results, the average number per pick would be


computed by: x̄ = 1+

= +
x̄ = x̄ =
=
This means that for every tile picked from the jar,
the number in the tile is in average 2.53
The value 2.53 in the example is called the
expected value, mathematical expectation, or
mean of the discrete random variable defined.
Definition
If X is a discrete random variable with
values
),f(,…,f(

E(X) = ) +
Example 1:

What is the mean outcome if a fair die


is rolled?
Answer:
Let Y be the random variable defined by the
outcomes.
Since the die is fair, each of the outcomes has a probability
The results are as follows:
Y P(y)
1 1/6 E(Y) = 1( 3( 5(
2 1/6 =+
3 1/6 =
E(Y) = 3.5
4 1/6
5 1/6
6 1/6
Example 2
Xander is paid ₱20.00 whenever the results of tossing
two coins are both heads but pays ₱10.00 whenever the
results are not both heads. What is his expected gain per
toss?
Answer:
Let X be the random variable defined. There are 4
outcomes in tossing two coins, in which on 1 HH. The
other results are HT, TH, and TT. The probability of both
heads ¼ while the probability of not both heads is ¾,
therefore, Xander’s expected gain per toss is?
•E (X) = (₱20) (1/4) + (-₱10)(3/4)
= ₱5 - ₱7.50
E(X) = - ₱2.50
This means that Xander would lose ₱2.50
per toss.
ACTIVITY #2
1.The random variable X, representing the number of
nuts in a chocolate bar has the following probability
distribution. Compute the mean.
X 0 1 2 3 4
P(X) 1/10 3/10 3/10 2/10 1/10
Quiz # 4: Determine the Mean or Expected Value of each
Random
X Variable
0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
1.
Y 1 2 3
P(y) 1/2 1/6 1/3
2.
R 10 20
P(r) 3/7 4/7
3.
S 3 4 12 20
P(s) 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2
4.
5. Find the mean of the probability
distribution of the random variable X, which
can take only the values 1, 2, and 3, given
that P(1) = , P(2) = , and P(3) = .

6. The probabilities of a machine


manufacturing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 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.

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