ChapterDiscreteProbabilityDistributionsStatistics统计学英文教材.ppt

Larson/Farber Ch. 4 Discrete Probability Distributions Section 4.1 Types of Random Variables Probability Histogram Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation Mean (Expected Value) Calculate the Variance and Standard Deviation Section 4.2 Section 4.3 The Geometric Distribution Application It is estimated that sharks kill 10 people each year worldwide. Find the probability Three people are killed by sharks this year b) Two or three people are killed by sharks this year Since P(x) = f/n, these formulas are equivalent to the grouped data formulas in chapter 2. Have students take this quiz explaining that they should simply guess each answer. Examples: roll a die eight times and count the number of times a 4 appeared. Throw 12 basketball free shots and count the number of times the ball went through the basket. Make 15 sales calls and count the number of sales made. Have students list as many of the combinations of 3 successes and 2 failures that they can. If you did not cover combinations in the last chapter, discuss how to calculate them here. Show students the factorial key on the calculator. Discuss the areas of each rectangle and the connection to the probability the particular random variable occurs. Explain that the table in the back of the text gives selected values for binomial probability distributions. * Elementary Statistics Larson Farber 4 x = number of on time arrivals x = number of points scored in a game x = number of employees reaching sales quota x = number of correct answers 4 Probability Distributions A random variable, x is the numerical outcome of a probability experiment. x = The number of people in a car. x = The gallons of gas bought in a week. x = The time it takes to drive from home to school x = The number of trips to school you make per week Random Variables A random variable is discrete if the number of possible outcomes is finite or countable. Discrete random variables are determined by a count. A random variable i