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Week7 Guided Notes Statistics

The document provides guided notes on probability distributions, focusing on discrete and continuous random variables, as well as the binomial distribution. It includes examples, formulas, and exercises for calculating probabilities, means, standard deviations, and creating distribution tables and graphs. Key concepts such as Probability Mass Function (PMF) and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) are also discussed.

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Week7 Guided Notes Statistics

The document provides guided notes on probability distributions, focusing on discrete and continuous random variables, as well as the binomial distribution. It includes examples, formulas, and exercises for calculating probabilities, means, standard deviations, and creating distribution tables and graphs. Key concepts such as Probability Mass Function (PMF) and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) are also discussed.

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SBP205E STATISTICS: WEEK 7 GUIDED NOTES Name: ____________________ Student ID: ____________________

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

Random Variable:

• Discrete random variable :


• Continuous random variable :

Probability distributions (Individual and cumulative distributions)


1
EXE: rolling a fair six-sided die: 𝑓 (𝑥) = for x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
6

Probability Mass Function (PMF) Cumulative Dist. Function (CDF) Exe 1 (Probability of X ≤ a value)

Exe 2 (Probability of X ≥ a value)

Exe 3 (Prob. between two values (a≤X≤b))

Binomial Distribution:

Assumptions:
1. …
2. …
3. …
4. …

Formula for the Binomial Distribution:

EXE:: At a supermarket, the chance that a shopper uses the ice cream promotion is …%. If … people shop, what’s
the probability that exactly: x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 people take the promotion? Also, draw a histogram of this
probability distribution.
SBP205E STATISTICS: WEEK 7 GUIDED NOTES Name: ____________________ Student ID: ____________________

The Mean of Probability Distribution:

The Mean of Binomial Distribution:

The Standard Deviation and Variance of Probability Distribution:

The Standard Deviation and Variance of Binomial Distribution:

EXE: Suppose each commuter has a …% chance of using public transit. If we randomly select … commuters, what’s
the probability that ……… or all … of them use public transit? Create a Binomial Distribution Table and draw
binomial distribution and cumulative binomial distribution graph.
x n-x x n-x
X nC x P ∙(1-P) PX(x) = nCx ∙ [P ∙(1-P) ] FX(x)
0 5-0 00
5C00=[5! / (5-0)!∙0!]= 1 P ∙(1-P) = 0.5
0.5 ∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5
∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 1 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.031 0.031
1 5-1
5C11=[5! / (5-1)!∙1!]= 5 P ∙(1-P) = 0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5
0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 5 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.156 0.188

5C22=[5! / (5-2)!∙2!]= 10 P2∙(1-P)5-2 = 0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5


0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 10 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.313 0.500

5C33=[5! / (5-3)!∙3!]= 10 P3∙(1-P)5-3= 0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5


0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 10 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.313 0.813
4 5-4
5C44=[5! / (5-4)!∙4!]= 5 P ∙(1-P) = 0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5
0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 5 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.156 0.969
5 5-5 00
5C55=[5! / (5-5)!∙5!]= 1 P ∙(1-P) = 0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5
0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5∙0.5 == 0.03125 1 ∙ 0.03125 = 0.031 1.000

Binomial distribution graph Cumulative binomial distribution graph

EXE: Calculate the mean and standard deviation of abovementioned binomial distribution.

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