Mean of the

Discrete Random
Variables
 µ Mean
Σ Summation
P(x) Probability
FAMILIARI of the
outcome
ZE Expected
E(X) Mean of
Random
Variable
 Definition of Terms

Mean(µ) Summation Probability of

outcomes (p(x))
-measure of the (Σ)
- how likely something is to
central location of -sum total happen
- measure of the likelihood
a random variable that an event will happen
-Weighted average Example:
When a die is rolled, the
possible outcomes are
1,2,3,4,5,6

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 Definition of Terms
Event Expected Value or Formulas:
Mean Value
-can be defined as a set of
outcomes of a random
(E(X) ) µ = ∑ X𝑃(𝑥)
experiment. - Computed by the first µ = E(X)
-resulting from a particular multiplying each possible x
experiment. value by the probability of
observing that the value and
Example: then adding the resulting
A possible event when a quantities.
single six-sided die is rolled
is (5,6)

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 FINDING THE MEAN OR EXPECTED VALUE
OF RANDOM VARIABLE
X 3 4 12 20
P(x) 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2

X P(x) XP(x) µ = ∑ X𝑃(𝑥) = 8.7

3 0.1
4 0.5 µ = E(X) = 8.7
12 0.2
20 0.2
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 FINDING THE MEAN OR EXPECTED VALUE
OF RANDOM VARIABLE
X 5 10 20
P(x) 50% 12% 38%

X P(x) XP(x) µ = ∑ X𝑃(𝑥) = 11.3

5 0.50
10 0.12 µ = E(X) = 11.3
20 0.38

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 FINDING THE MEAN OR EXPECTED VALUE
OF RANDOM VARIABLE
X 1/12 1/6 1/3 1/2
P(x) 1/2 1/10 1/5 1/5
DECIMAL
X P(x) XP(x) FORM

1/12 ½ 1/24 µ = ∑ X𝑃(𝑥) = 0.2251

1/6 1/10
1/3 1/5
µ = E(X) = 0.2251
1/2 1/5
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The probabilities that a customer will buy 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 items in a grocery
store are 3/10 , 1/10, 1/10, 2/10, and 3/10, respectively. What is the average
number of items that a customer will buy?

X 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 3/10 1/10 1/10 2/10 3/10

X P(x) XP(x) DECIMAL

FORM

1 3/10 3/10
µ = ∑ X𝑃(x) = 31/10 or 3.1
2 1/10
3 1/10 µ = E(X) = 3.1

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 Find the mean of the random variable Y representing the number of red
color chocolates per 160-gram pack of colored chocolate packages that has
the following probability distribution.

Y 0 1 2 3 4
P(y) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Y P(y) XP(x) µ = ∑ Y𝑃(y) = 10/5 or 2

DECIMAL
0 1/5 0 FORM µ = E(Y) = 2
1 1/5 1/5
2 1/5

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