Computers x Households Px 0 300 1 400 2 200 3 100 aFind the
Computers (x)
Households
P(x)
0
300
1
400
2
200
3
100
a)Find the mean =
b) find the variance =
c) find the standard deviation==
| Computers (x) | Households | P(x) | |||
| 0 | 300 |  |  |  |  | 
| 1 | 400 |  |  |  |  | 
| 2 | 200 |  |  |  |  | 
| 3 | 100 |  |  |  |  | 
Solution
a)Mean = [(0*300)+(1*400)+(2*200)+(3*100)]/(1+2+3)
= 1100/6 = 183.33
b)Variance = [(0*{300-183.33}^2)+(1*{400-183.33}^2)+(2*{200-183.33}^2)+(3*{100-183.33}^2)]/(1+2+3)
= 11388.88
c)S.D = square root(11388.88)
= 106.71

