While playing Monopoly, Andi estimated the probabilities of the non-zero rents according to the following probability distribution: x P(x) $2 0.45 $14 0.15 $20 0.30 $100 0.10. (picture attached) Consider the random variable x = dollar amount in rent collected in a Monopoly roll. a) If the table above specifies the probability distribution of x, what is the mean of the random variable x? b) If the probabilities are associated with the outcomes as in the table above, what is the standard deviation of the random variable x?

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While playing Monopoly, Andi estimated the probabilities of the non-zero rents according to the following
probability distribution:
x
P(x)
$2
0.45
$14
0.15
$20
0.30
$100
0.10. (picture attached)
Consider the random variable x = dollar amount in rent collected in a Monopoly roll.
a) If the table above specifies the probability distribution of x, what is the mean of the random
variable x?
b) If the probabilities are associated with the outcomes as in the table above, what is the
standard deviation of the random variable x?

$2
$14
$20
$100
P(x)
0.45
0.15
0.30
0.10
Transcribed Image Text:$2 $14 $20 $100 P(x) 0.45 0.15 0.30 0.10
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Random Variable: A random variable is a real valued function that assign a real number to each outcome (i.e., sample point) of a random experiment. Random variable divided into two types they are

  • Discrete random variable - A random variable say "x", which can take finite number of values in the interval of                                                       domain
  • Continuous random variable - A random variable say "x", which can take any value in its domain or in an interval.

The Mean (expected value) of the random variable x is denoted by E[X] 

i.e., E[X] = i=1nxi p(xi)

The Variance of the random variable x is denoted by Var[X]

i.e., Var[X] = E[X2] - (E[X])2

Here E[X2] = i=1nxi2 p(xi)

and Standard deviation = Var[X]

 

 

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