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13 Mean of A Random Variables 2
13 Mean of A Random Variables 2
𝜇𝑥 = 𝑥1 𝑝1 + 𝑥2 𝑝2 + ⋯ + 𝑥𝑘 𝑝𝑘
= ∑ 𝑥𝑖 𝑝𝑖
𝜇= ∑ 𝑥𝑝
Note:
Example 1.
1 2 3 4 5 6
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
To calculate the Expected Value:
𝜇 = 4.5
Note: this is a weighted mean: values with higher probability have higher
contribution to the mean.
Example 2.
In a recent tittle league softball game, each player went to bat 4 times. The
number of hits made by each player is described by the following probability
distribution,
0 0.10
1 0.20
2 0.30
3 0.25
4 0.15
Solution:
Exercises 1.
A roulette wheel consists of 18 black slots, 18/38 red slots and green slots. If
a gambler bets 10 USB on red what is the gambler expected gain or loss?
Exercise 2.
Suppose that 15 people, chosen at random from a target population, are asked
if they are in favour of a certain proposal. If 43.75% of the target population are in
favour the proposal, calculate the probability that at least 5 of the 15 polled favour
the proposal.