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For the probability distribution X with values {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and corresponding probabilities {0.

06,
0.58, 0.22, 0.10, 0.03, 0.01}:

➢ Expected value (E(X)): E(X)


= Σ [X * P(X)]
= 0(0.06) + 1(0.58) + 2(0.22) + 3(0.10) + 4(0.03) + 5(0.01)
= 1.23
➢ Variance (Var(X)): Var(X)
= Σ [(X - E(X))^2 * P(X)]
= (0 - 1.23)^2(0.06) + (1 - 1.23)^2(0.58) + (2 - 1.23)^2(0.22) + (3 - 1.23)^2(0.10) + (4 -
1.23)^2(0.03) + (5 - 1.23)^2(0.01)
= 0.6969
➢ Standard deviation (SD(X)): SD(X)

= √Var(X)

= √0.6969

= 0.8347

For the probability distribution X with values {0, 1, 2, 3} and corresponding probabilities {1/8, 3/8,
3/8, 1/8}:

➢ Expected value (E(X)): E(X)

= Σ [X * P(X)] = 0(1/8) + 1(3/8) + 2(3/8) + 3(1/8)

= 1.5

➢ Variance (Var(X)): Var(X)

= Σ [(X - E(X))^2 * P(X)]

= (0 - 1.5)^2(1/8) + (1 - 1.5)^2(3/8) + (2 - 1.5)^2(3/8) + (3 - 1.5)^2(1/8)

= 0.6875

➢ Standard deviation (SD(X)): SD(X)

= √Var(X)

= √0.6875

= 0.8292

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