Statistic and

Probability
Group 6
1.) The probabilities of laptops to
have 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 defective parts
are 0.24, 0.18, 0.26, 0.12, and 0.20,
respectively. Find the mean of the
probability distribution.
ALTERNATIVE
FORMULA
x P(x) x² x² · P(x)
0 0.24 0 0
1 0.18 1 0.18
2 0.26 4 1.04
3 0.12 9 1.08
4 0.20 16 3.2
= 5.5
MEAN
x P(x) x · P(x) STANDARD
0 0.24 0 DEVIATION
σ² =
1 0.18 0.18 σ=

2 0.26 0.52
σ = 1.4
3 0.12 0.36
4 0.20 0.8
μ = 1.86
therefore, the mean of
the probability
distribution is 1.86 or
μ = 1.86
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