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Lesson 1 Probability Distribution

This document discusses probability distributions and uniform distributions. It provides examples of uniform distributions including rolling a single die and guessing a person's age. It also covers expected value and provides examples of calculating expected value for uniform distributions and the distribution of sums when rolling two dice.

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Lesson 1 Probability Distribution

This document discusses probability distributions and uniform distributions. It provides examples of uniform distributions including rolling a single die and guessing a person's age. It also covers expected value and provides examples of calculating expected value for uniform distributions and the distribution of sums when rolling two dice.

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MDM4U Probability Distribution and Uniform Distributions

Ms. Kueh
Probability Distribution:

In this chapter we will develop models for distributions that show the probabilities of all
possible outcomes in an experiment.

For example, in an experiment where a die is rolled, the probability distribution would include
the probability of each possible outcome (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).

In this example “the number rolled with the die” is the random variable.

Throughout this unit we will be looking at 4 types of probability distributions:

1) Uniform Distribution
2) Binomial Distribution
3) Geometric Distribution
4) Hypergeometric Distribution

This unit describes probability distributions involving discrete random variables.

Recall:
Discrete Variables:

Continuous Variables:

Example 1 Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

a) Length of time you stay in class

b) Number of courses you take in a semester

Uniform distribution is the distribution of probabilities with equally likely outcomes.

1
Uniform random variable with ‘n’ outcomes P ( x )=¿
n
Example 2 Determine whether the following experiments have a uniform probability

a) Guessing a person’s age

b) Rolling a number on a die

Example 3 Uniform Probability Distribution

Determine the probability distribution for rolling a number on a dice.

x P(x )
1
2
3
4
5
P(x )
6

Expected Value is the average of the outcomes.

“Expected value” or “Expectation”


n
E ( x )=x 1 P ( x 1 ) + x 2 P ( x 2 ) +…+ x n P ( x n ) E ( x )=∑ x i P (x i)
i=1

Example 4 Given the following probability distribution, determine the expected value.

x P(x )
2 0.4
4 0.1
6 0.5
Example 5
a) Determine the probability distribution for the sum rolled with two dice.
x P(x )
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3
4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7
8
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
9
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10
11
12
x

b) Determine the expected sum of two dice.


Homework: pg. 374 #3ac, 8-10, 12, 17, 19

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