Let x denotes the minimum of the two numbers that appear when a pair of fair dice is thrown once. Determine (i) discrete probability distribution (ii) expectation (iii) variance
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Mean = 2.53
Variance = 1.97
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given that x denotes the minimum of the two numbers that appear when a pair of fair dice is thrown once.
So firstly, the Sample space on throwing a pair of dice is ;
S = (1,1) , (1,2) , (1,3) , (1,4) , (1,5) , (1,6)
(2,1) , (2,2) , (2,3) , (2,4) , (2,5) , (2,6)
(3,1) , (3,2) , (3,3) , (3,4) , (3,5) , (3,6)
(4,1) , (4,2) , (4,3) , (4,4) , (4,5) , (4,6)
(5,1) , (5,2) , (5,3) , (5,4) , (5,5) , (5,6)
(6,1) , (6,2) , (6,3) , (6,4) , (6,5) , (6,6)
Now, the probability distribution for random variable x is ;
X P(X)
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6
Here, the probability of represents that there are 11 cases where 1 is the minimum of two numbers that appears on the dice.
Now, for calculating mean and variance;
X P(X)
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2
3
4
5
6
Total
Now, Mean of the discrete probability distribution is ;
Mean =
= = 2.53
And the variance of the distribution is given by;
Variance =
=
= 1.97