WEEK 5- TOPIC: DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

Instruction:

• Write down your answer in hand-writing-style with the paper format that you prefer to
choose between A4 or Folio
• Scan your answer into an electronic document and submit it in PDF format.
• Use the following format to name the PDF file: WE_XX_NRP_NAME.PDF
For example: WE Week 1_0911194000002_Daniel Hendra

Learning Activities

1. A business statistics quiz contains ten multiple-choice questions. Let x represent the
number of questions a student answer correctly.
a. Is x a continuous or discrete random variable? Explain your answer!
b. What are the possible values of x?

2. The following is the discrete probability distribution:

x P (x)
1 0.25
2 0.30
3 0.45

a. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of the random variable.

b. Let y= x + 5. Calculate the expected value, variance, and standard deviation of the
new random variable
c. What is the effect of adding a constant to a random variable on the expected value,
variance, and standard deviation?
d. Let z=5x. Calculate the expected value, variance, and standard deviation of the new
random variable.
e. What is the effect of multiplying a random variable by a constant on the expected
value, variance, and standard deviation?
3. Two six-sided dice are rolled, and the random variable x is the sum of the values
produced by each die.
a. List the possible outcomes for the variable x, determine the probability for each
outcome, and calculate the expected value of x.
b. Calculate the variance of x.
c. Calculate the standard deviation of x.

4. Use the binomial distribution in which n = 6 and

p = 0.3 to calculate the following probabilities:
a. x is at most 1
b. x is at least 2
c. x is more than 5
d. x is less than 6
5. Arrivals to a bank automated teller machine (ATM) are distributed according to a
Poisson distribution with a mean equal to three per 15 minutes.
a. Determine the probability that in a given 15-minute segment, no customers will
arrive at the ATM.
b. What is the probability that fewer than four customers will arrive in a 30-minute
segment?

--Good Luck!--