A Lesson plan in statistics & probabilities for Grade 11

Senior High School

I. Objective a.) To calculate the variance of probability distribution

b.) Solve problem involving variance of probability distribution
II. Learning Material
Subject Matter: Computing the variance of probability distribution
Reference: Statistics and probability
pp. 31-40
III. Learning Task
1. Pre-Activity
a. Unlocking of difficulty
What is variance?
b. Review
Finding the mean of a probability distribution
2. Proper- Activity
a. Activity
Computing the variance of probability distribution
(See Activity Sheet)
b. Analysis
 What should be the first thing to be computed in solving for
the variance? (mean)
 What’s next to do after finding the mean?
(get the difference of the mean from each variable)
 Then we get the square of their __________? (difference)
 What is the formula used in computing the variance?
c. Abstraction
How do we calculate variance of a probability distribution?
Who can enumerate the steps?

d. Application
When three coins are tossed, the probability distribution for
the random variable X representing the number of heads that
occur is given below. Compute the variance of the probability
distribution.
 Steps Solution

1. Find the mean of the probability X P(X) X∙P(X) (X-µ)²∙P(X)

distribution using the formula.
µ = ∑ X = P(X)
0 1
8
2. Multiply the value of the
random variable X by the 1 3
corresponding probability 8

2 3
8
3. Get the sum of the results
obtained in Step 2. 3 1
8

σ ²=∑(X-µ)²∙P(X)=
4. Subtract the square of the mean
from the result obtained in Step 3
to get the variance. So, the
formula for the variance of a
probability distribution is given by
o²= ∑²∙P(X)=µ²

IV. Evaluation
The number of items sold per day a retail store with its
corresponding probabilities. Is shown in the table. Find the
variance of the probability distribution.
Steps Solution
1. Find the mean of the probability
X P(X) X∙P(X) (X-µ)²∙P(X)
distribution using the formula.
µ = ∑ X = P(X)

19 0.20
2. Multiply the value of the
random variable X by the 20
corresponding probability
0.20

21 0.30
3. Get the sum of the results
obtained in Step 2. 22 0.20

23 0.10

∑²∙P(X)=
4. Subtract the square of the mean
from the result obtained in Step 3
to get the variance. So, the
formula for the variance of a
probability distribution is given by
o²= ∑²∙P(X)=µ²

V. Assignment