An experiment has four outcomes with values and probability distribution give in the following table.
i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Value xi | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Probability Pr(xi) | .1 | .2 | .3 | .4 |
(a) What is the expected value?
(b) What is the standard deviation?
Solution :
x | P(x) | x * P(x) | x2 * P(x) |
4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
10 | 0.3 | 3 | 30 |
12 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 57.6 |
Sum | 1 | 9.4 | 96.4 |
(a) Expected value = = X * P(X) = 9.4
Standard deviation =
=X 2 * P(X) - 2
= 96.4 - 9.42
= 2.8355
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