Continuous Random Variables - D155：连续型随机变量D.pptVIP

Discrete and Continuous Random VariablesI can find the standard deviation of discrete random variables. I can find the probability of a continuous random variable. 6.1b h.w: pg pg 354: 14, 18, 19, 23, 25 The Variance of a Discrete Random Variable Recall: Variance and standard deviation are measures of spread. If X is a discrete random variable with mean μ, then the variance of X is The standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Example: Selling of Aircraft Gain Communication sells aircraft communications units to both the military and the civilian markets. Next years sales depend on market conditions that can not be predicted exactly. Gains follows the modern practice of using probability estimates of sales. The military estimates the sales as follows: Units sold:1000 3000 5000 10,000 Probability: 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 Take X to be the number of military units sold. Compute μx: μx = (1000)(0.1) + (3000)(0.3) + (5000)(0.4) + (10000)(.2) = 100 + 900 + 2000 + 2000 = 5000 units Calculate the variance of X: σx2= ∑(xi - μx)2 pi = (1000 – 5000)2(0.10) + … finish = 7,800,000 Standard Deviation σx = sqrt 7,800,000 = 2792.8 The standard deviation is the measure of how variable the number of units sold is. To find the variance with calculator: In notes for your info. Try it if you want on your own. Recall: If we use a table or a calculator to select digits 0 and 1, the result is a discrete random variable which we can “count”. What is the probability of 0.3 ≤ X ≤ 0.7 ? Infinite possible values! Now we will assign values as areas under a density curve. Continuous Random Variables A continuous random variable X takes all values in a given interval of numbers. The probability distribution of a continuous random variable is shown by a density curve. The probability that X is between an interval of numbers is the area under the density curve between the interval endpoints. The probability that a continuous random v