STATISTICS &

PROBABILITY
RESULTS OF SURVEY
My Friends Favourite Artist/Band No. of Favourite Band / artist's

Enhypen, Taylor Swift,

TJ Monterde, One
Dolly 5
Direction, James
Arthur

Mayonnaise, Sunkissed
Ej Lola, IV of Spades, One 5
Direction, Lola Amour

Taylor Swift, The

Yam Weekend, Joji, Sza, 5
Olivia Rodrigo

Vince Ben&Ben, Taylor Swift 2

Sarah The Weekend 1

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION TABLE:

X
(No. of Favourite Artist/Band P(x)

The sum of the

probabilities is 1. This is a 5 ⅗

discrete probability
distribution 2 ⅕

1 ⅕

∑ P(x) = 5/ 5 = 1
Jielian O. Joven
11 STEM-E
 LONG METHOD

X P(x) x • P(x) x-µ (x - µ)² (x - µ)² • P(x)

1 0.6 0.6 -1 1 0.6

2 0.4 0.4 0 0 0

5 0.2 1 3 9 1.8

µ=Σ x• P(x)=2 σ²= Σ(x - µ)² • P(x)= 2.4 Varian

σ = √Σ(x - µ)² • P(x)
=√2.4
σ = 1.55 Standard Deviation

SHORT METHOD

X P(x) x • P(x) x² x²• P(x)

1 0.6 0.6 1 0.6

2 0.2 0.4 4 0.8

5 0.2 1 25 5

µ=Σ x• P(x)=2 Σ x²• P(x)= 6.4 Variance

σ²=Σ [x²• P(x)]-µ²

σ²= 6.4 - 4
σ²= 2.4
σ²= √2.4
σ= 1.55 Standard Deviation

Jielian Joven
11-STEM E