PS.P.5

Calculate the expected value of a random variable; interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution.

Example Problems
A bus arrives at fixed times, and the waiting time T (in minutes) for a randomly arriving passenger has the following distribution.

T = time (minutes)051015
P(T)0.250.400.250.10


Calculate the
mean of T, .
A striker's goals in a soccer match follow the distribution below. Let G be the random variable for the number of goals scored in a randomly selected match.

G = # of goals0123
P(G)0.500.300.150.05


Calculate the
mean of G, .
A city researcher randomly samples 50 households. Each household independently has a 70% chance of having at least one pet. Let represent the number of households with pets in the sample of 50.

Find the
mean of .
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