The problem provides a discrete random variable $X$ with its corresponding probabilities $P$. The probabilities are given in a table, with one unknown probability denoted by $c$. The goal is to determine the value of $c$, find the probability distribution function (PDF), draw its graph, calculate the expected value (mathematical expectation), variance, and standard deviation of $X$.
Probability and StatisticsDiscrete Random VariableProbability Distribution FunctionExpected ValueVarianceStandard Deviation
2025/4/22
1. Problem Description
The problem provides a discrete random variable with its corresponding probabilities . The probabilities are given in a table, with one unknown probability denoted by . The goal is to determine the value of , find the probability distribution function (PDF), draw its graph, calculate the expected value (mathematical expectation), variance, and standard deviation of .
2. Solution Steps
First, we need to find the value of . Since the sum of all probabilities must equal 1, we have:
Next, we find the probability distribution function (PDF). This is just the table provided, with the value of plugged in:
Then we calculate the expected value (mathematical expectation) :
Now, we calculate the variance :
First, find :
Now, we can compute the variance:
Finally, we calculate the standard deviation :
The graph of the PDF would have x-axis representing the values of X (-5, -3, -1, 1, 3) and y-axis representing the probabilities (0.15, 0.10, 0.25, 0.30, 0.20). It is a bar chart with bars at each x-value with heights equal to the corresponding probability.