S.P.1.2

Describe the relationship between theoretical and empirical probabilities using the Law of Large Numbers.

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 shop tracks the number of umbrellas it sells in a day. Let be the random variable for the number sold.

= # of umbrellas01234
P()0.050.250.400.200.10


Calculate the
mean of , .
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