Example 6: Find the mean of the probability

distribution.
X P(x)
0 0.2
1 0.3
2 0.2
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2
1 0.3
2 0.2
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2
1 0.3
2 0.2 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2
1 0.3
2 0.2 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3
2 0.2 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2 3(0.2) = 0.6
4 0.1
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4 Create a column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2 3(0.2) = 0.6
4 0.1 4(0.1) = 0.4
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4 Sum the column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2 3(0.2) = 0.6
4 0.1 4(0.1) = 0.4
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥)
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4 Sum the column of x∙P(x)
3 0.2 3(0.2) = 0.6
4 0.1 4(0.1) = 0.4
Σ[x∙P(x)]=1.7
Example 6: Find the mean of the probability
distribution.
X P(x) x∙P(x) 𝜇 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑃(𝑥) = 1.7
0 0.2 0(0.2) = 0
1 0.3 1(0.3) = 0.3
2 0.2 2(0.2) = 0.4
3 0.2 3(0.2) = 0.6
4 0.1 4(0.1) = 0.4
Σ[x∙P(x)]=1.7