In: Statistics and Probability
Calculate the standard deviation σ of X for the probability distribution. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) σ = x 1 2 3 4 P(X = x) 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Solution :
Mean = = X * P(X)
=1 * 0.4 + 2 * 0.2 + 3 *0.2 + 4 * 0.2
= ( 0.4+ 0.4 +0.6 +0.8 )
= 2.2
Standard deviation =
=X 2 * P(X) - 2
= [ 12 * 0.4 + 22 * 0.2 + 3 2*0.2 + 42 * 0.2] -2.22
= [( 0.4+ 0.8 +1.8 + 3.2) )] -4.84
= 6.2-4.84
=1.36
=1.166
answer=1.17