Statistics and
Probability
Quarter 3 – Module 8:
Interpreting the Mean and the Variance
of a Discrete Random Variable
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What I Need to Know
This module was created and written with you in mind on how to calculate the mean
and variance of a discrete random variable. This will also help you analyze real-life
situated problems statistically in terms of relevant questions for you to better
understand them. Your adept at analysis will help you appreciate the richness, and
beauty of Statistics which will motivate you to apply to similar events and create
statistical measures of your own. From this module, you will also learn how to
determine the value of the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the discrete
random variables, and the purpose of the author for a better understanding of the
story.
Your patience in solving problems here in the module will help you upgrade your
computational skills as it tackles appropriate culture-based situated problems. Your
ability to explain, reason–out, and make a judgment or even decision out of statistical
measures will also be practiced here. The extent of this module permits it to be used
in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.
The module focused on calculating the mean and variance of a discrete random
variable.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. apply the important concepts of mean and variance of a discrete random
variable; and
2. calculate the mean and variance of a discrete random variable.
What I Know
Before studying this module, take this test to determine what you already know
about the topic covered.
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. What do you call a random variable with possible values that form a finite or
countable set?
a. continuous b. discrete c. finite d. infinite
2. What term is used to describe the average value of a discrete random variable
over numerous trials of an experiment?
a. mean b. probability c. standard deviation d. variance
3. Which of the following represents the amount of spread, dispersion, or
variability of the items in a distribution?
a. mean or expected value c. outcomes and probability distribution
b. median and mode d. variance and standard deviation
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4. Which of the following is also equal to the square root of the variance?
a. mean b. median c. probability d. standard deviation
5. How would you interpret a very small variance or standard deviation but not
equal to zero?
a. The values of the random variables are farther from the mean.
b. The values of the random variables are nearer to the mean.
c. The values of the random variables are equal to the mean.
d. The values of the random variables have no relationship with the mean.
6. Which of the following shows most likely the largest possible variance or
variability?
a. number of girls in a randomly selected three-child family
b. number of newborn babies per minute.
c. number of Oreo cookies inside a 133 grams pack from different
branch of 711 stores
d. number of patients who are positive with COVID-19 in different hospitals
7. Which of the following data shows most likely the smallest possible variance or
variability?
a. number of books in different branch of National Bookstore
b. number of books inside a pack bag of grade 11 students
c. number of books inside the library of different universities
d. number of books inside the library of different households
8. What formula is described by 𝜎𝜎 2 = ∑[𝑥𝑥 2 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2 ?
a. the mean of a discrete random variable
b. the variance of a discrete random variable
c. the standard deviation of a discrete random variable
d. the expected value of a discrete random variable
For numbers 9-12, refer to the probability distribution of rolling a single
unfair die.
𝑥𝑥 1 2 3 4 5 6
𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1
9. What is the mean of the probability distribution?
a. 2.5 b. 3.7 c. 4.1 d. 5.7
10. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
a. 1.81 b. 2.34 c. 3.70 d. 4.26
11. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
a. 1.07 b. 1.35 c. 1.92 d. 2.06
12. How would you interpret the mean value that you get in item number 9?
a. The mean value is the difference between each probable value of the
outcome when you roll the unfair die in numerous trials.
b. The mean value is the higher probable value of the outcome when you
roll the unfair die in numerous trials.
c. The mean value is the lowest probable value of the outcome when you
roll the unfair die in numerous trials.
d. The mean value is the closest value to the most probable value of the
outcome when you roll the unfair die in numerous trials.
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13. Which of the following is NOT a property of the variance?
a. The variance is not equal to the standard deviation.
b. A small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is
narrowly concentrated around the mean.
c. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some
chance of observing values at some distance from the mean.
d. The value of the variance is less than zero.
For numbers 14-15. The mean of the probability distribution below is equal to 18.2
with a variance of 5.86 and a standard deviation of 2.42.
Number of cellphones sold per
day in a retail store (𝑥𝑥) 15 18 19 20 22
Probability (𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.15 0.15
14. How would you interpret the mean value of 18.2?
a. The least number of cellphones that will be sold in a day is 18 pieces.
b. The highest number of cellphones that will be sold in a day is 18 pieces.
c. The average number of cellphones that will be sold in a day is 18 pieces.
c. No interpretation can be made about the mean value of 18.2.
15. How would you interpret the values of variance and standard deviation?
a. It gives the difference between the highest number of cellphones and the
least number of cellphones that can be sold.
b. It is the average number of cellphones that can be sold in a day.
c. It describes how the data, or the number of cellphones sold in a day
varies.
d. No interpretation can be made about the variance and standard
deviation.
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Lesson Interpreting the Mean and
1 Variance of a Probability
Distributions
Decision-making is an important skill that each individual should acquire. It is a
must that you should be wise when making decisions. In real life, we always
encounter situations where we have to choose the best option to arrive with the right
decision. Thinking critically and logically will help you to decide on things wisely.
Considering that you might become a CEO of a company, a professional, a father or
a mother, surely this lesson will help you to decide on future financial situations.
Interpreting the mean and variance of probability distributions will give you the idea
on how to weigh things, for you to choose the right option.
What’s In
What’s the formula?
The following formulas were introduced to you in the previous lessons, write the
correct formula in each box to complete this task.
Formula 1: 𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = ∑[𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)]
Formula 2: 𝜎𝜎 2 = ∑[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2
Formula 3: 𝜎𝜎 2 = ∑(𝑥𝑥 − 𝑢𝑢)2 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)
Formula 4: 𝜎𝜎 = �[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2
Situation 1: I am thinking of finding the average number of heads that would appear
if I will toss two coins together twice. Which formula should I use?
Situation 2: I went to the grocery store, and I noticed that there are five different
kinds of brown sugar at different prices, each brand has different probabilities that
they will be sold. What formula should I use if I want to determine how the prices
vary from the average price of the product that would be sold to the customers
repeatedly?
Solution:
Situation 1: The correct formula is 𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = ∑[𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)], because it is the formula to be
used if you want to find the mean of a discrete random variable.
Situation 2: The correct formula is 𝜎𝜎 = �[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2 , because it is the formula to
be used if you want to find the standard deviation of a discrete random variable.
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Even though formulas 2 and 3 (formulas to find the variance) measures also the
variability of the values assumed by the random variable X (prices of brown sugar) in
repeated trials (sold to the customers repeatedly). The units of standard deviation
match those with X because standard deviation is a square root of the variance.
Notes to the Teacher
Explain to the students the difference between the variance and the
standard deviation. Variance is the average of the squared deviation
from the mean while the standard deviation is just the square root of
the variance. Among these two, standard deviation is most often used
to describe measures of variability because of its unit.
What’s New
An Unfair Die
Suppose an unfair die is rolled and let X be the random variable representing the
number of dots that would appear with a probability distribution below.
Outcome (𝑥𝑥) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Probability P(𝑥𝑥) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1
Questions:
1. What will be the average number of dots that would appear?
2. How does the assumed value of the outcome vary from the average number
of dots that would appear?
3. Will you join in a game of chance using an unfair die?
What is It
Recall that in your previous lesson, you learn how to calculate the mean, variance,
and standard deviation of a discrete random variable. So, with those skills, you will
be able to answer the questions in the previous activity.
First, let us find the mean of the probability distribution using the formula.
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = �[𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)]
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = 1(0.1) + 2(0.1) + 3(0.1) + 4(0.5) + 5(0.1) + 6(0.1)
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = 3.7
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Therefore, the mean of the probability distribution is 3.7. Since the mean is equal to
3.7, we can say that the average number of dots that would appear is a number near
to 3.7 which is 4. If we will repeat the experiment over and over, there is a higher
possibility the 4 dots will always appear since the average number of dots that would
appear is 4.
To determine the variability of the assumed values from the mean, use the formulas
for finding variance and standard deviation. But first, construct a table like the one
below:
𝑥𝑥 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)
1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1
2 0.1 0.2 2 0.4
3 0.1 0.3 9 0.9
4 0.5 2 16 8
5 0.1 0.5 25 2.5
6 0.1 0.6 36 2.6
�[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] = 15.5
Then use the formulas, thus
𝜎𝜎 2 = �[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2 = 15.5 − (3.7)2 = 1.81
𝜎𝜎 = �𝜎𝜎 2 = √1.81 = 1.35
Therefore, the variance of the random variable X (the number of dots appeared) is
equal to 1.81 while the standard deviation is equal to 1.35. Take note that, small
variance or standard deviation means that the assumed values or data points tend
to be very close to the mean, while higher variance or standard deviation means that
the assumed values or data points are spread out from the mean. Specifically, the
variance and standard deviation measures or describes how far a set of data
(assumed values of random variables) is spread out. Since the value of the standard
deviation is 1.35, we can say that the assumed values of each outcome are somewhat
close to the mean for about 1.35 units from the mean.
Knowing this information, you may now decide whether you will join a game using
an unfair die. Make sure you will think more critically and logically before you make
a decision and remember being fair and just is a virtue.
Bear in mind that the mean of a discrete random variable is just the average value
of a random variable over repeated trials of experiment and in the next lesson it will
be discussed further and its application to the real-life situation.
To understand more the concept of the variance and standard deviation, the following
are examples that will give you a deeper idea about the concept of variance and
standard deviation.
The first data in the following examples is somewhat expected to have a higher
variance and standard deviation or variability compared to the other data.
Example 1
The population size of 100 different countries around the world compared to the
population of 10 countries belong to the first world countries. Due to a large number
of samples (100 different countries) and other factors such as land area, economic
status, etc., you may say that most likely you will get a higher variance and standard
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deviation compared to the population of 10 countries belong to the first world
countries
Example 2
The number of students in different universities compares to the number of students
in a class in a particular school. Considering different universities with different size
and course offerings, you may say that the difference between their enrolments will
be much higher than the difference of each class size in a particular school.
Example 3
The number of people who love to play basketball in different barangays to the
number of basketball players from different teams who play in the first-quarter game.
Basketball is a famous game and almost every guy loves to play this game. Imagine
that you will gather the number of people who love to play from different barangays,
it is expected that you will gather different results compared to the number of
basketball players from different teams who play in the first-quarter game. Almost
everybody is aware that there are only five players from each team to play a game,
therefore if you will compute the variance of the data from different teams you will
get a value of zero. The mean will be equal to 5 because each team who play the game
will should have 5 players only, at the same time if you will compute the variance of
distribution with equal inputs you will get a value of zero.
The mean and variance of a discrete random variable are easy to understand if you
know the concepts behind these two measurements. As you go on with the different
modules in Statistics and Probability, mean and variance will always be included in
the discussion. The mean, variance, and standard deviation are important in
statistics because they serve as the basis for other types of statistical calculations or
statistical tests.
Notes to the Teacher
Remind the students that in computing mean, variance and
standard deviation, they should be careful in rounding off too
soon. If the students are working with a calculator, key-in the
exact value of each entry until they arrive at the result. Rounding
off too soon may affect the exact or estimate value of final answer.
What’s More
In the following activities, read each situation carefully to solve each problem.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Practice Activity 1
The number of cellular phones sold per day at the E-Cell Retail Store with the
corresponding probabilities is shown in the table below. Compute the mean,
variance, and standard deviation and interpret the result.
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Number of cellphones sold
per day in a retail store (𝑥𝑥) 15 18 19 20 22
Probability (𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.30 0.20 0.20 0.15 0.15
Solution:
Complete the statement:
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = �[𝑥𝑥𝑖𝑖 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] = 15(0,30) + 18(0.20) + 19(0.20) + 20(0.15) + 22(0.15) = _______
The mean is equal to ____________ therefore, it means that the average number of
cellular phones of sold per day is ________________.
To find the variance complete the table below:
𝑥𝑥 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)
15 0.30 4.5
18 0.20 3.6
19 0.20 3.8
20 0.15 3
22 0.15 3.3
�[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] = ___________
𝜎𝜎 2 = �[𝑥𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2 = _______ − ________ = ___________
𝜎𝜎 = �𝜎𝜎 2 = __________ = ___________
Therefore, the variance of a probability distribution is equal to ___________, while
the standard deviation is equal to _________________.
Independent Activity 1
Beth’s Bread and Pastry Shop determines the number of cupcakes sold per day with
its corresponding probabilities. Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of
the probability distribution below. If Beth, the owner of the shop is claiming that the
average number of cupcakes sold in a day is 150 pieces, do you think it is a believable
claim?
Number of cupcakes 90 120 135 150 160 175
sold per day (𝑥𝑥)
Probability 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.15 0.10 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.15
Practice Activity 2
Analyze the following pairs of data and identify which of the following will most likely
yield to a higher variance and higher standard deviation. Put a check mark on the
appropriate box.
1. Number of students from different grade levels.
Number of boys in a family with three children.
2. Number of fish inside the aquarium from different households.
Number of fish inside a can from the different local brands of sardines.
3. Number of COVID-19 patients from different hospitals.
Number of family members with fever in a barangay.
4. Number of M & M’s peanuts inside a 1.69 0z bag from different retail
stores.
Number of kernels in corn of different sizes.
5. Number of players in a group playing the game “the boat is sinking.”
Number of passengers in different luxury cruise ships.
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Independent Activity 2
Give examples of at least two pairs of data that will most likely yield different variance
and standard deviation. Identify the one with a higher possible value of variance and
explain why.
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What I Have Learned
Complete the following statements by writing the correct word or words.
1. The mean of a discrete random variable is interpreted as the ______________ value
of a random variable over repeated trials of an experiment.
2. The variance and standard deviation of a discrete random variable measured or
described the ____________________ of the assumed values of the random variable
to the mean.
3. A small variance or standard deviation means that the assumed values or data
points tend to be ___________________to the mean.
4. A higher variance or standard deviation means that the assumed values or data
points are __________________ from the mean
What I Can Do
Oh, what a game!
Things to do:
Device a game of chance using a fair die with corresponding winnings and losses.
For example, in rolling a die you may assign even outcomes as winning outcomes
and the odd outcomes as the losses or think of your own plan. Let X the amount to
be won by a player or the amount he will lose when he plays your game. Compute
for the mean or the average amount a player may win or lose, the variance and the
standard deviation, and interpret the results. Don’t forget that each face of a die has
1
a probability of . Be prepared to describe your game and demonstrate it in our
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class next meeting or you may prepare a video of your demonstration to be
submitted online.
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Rubric for the task:
4 3 2 1
Categories
Excellent Satisfactory Developing Beginning
Organization The mechanics of The mechanics of The mechanics of The mechanics
of Game Plan the game is clear the game is clear the game is of the game is
and enjoyable to and enjoyable to somewhat not clear not clear.
play with a twist. play with no twist. and shows concepts
It also shows It also shows of mean and
concepts of mean concepts of mean variance
and variance. and variance.
Accuracy of The There is one There is one mistake There are more
the Solutions computations are mistake in the in the computations mistakes with
accurate with a computations with with no table of no table of
table of a table of probability probability
probability probability distributions. distributions.
distributions. distributions.
Demonstration The The demonstration The demonstration The
demonstration shows some did not work well demonstrator
accurately shows missing details on because the is not prepared
how to play the how to play the audience cannot to demonstrate
game. game. follow the rules of how to play
the game. the game.
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following is an example of a discrete random variable?
a. weight of newborn babies
b. height of basketball players
c. body temperature of COVID-19 patients
d. number of heads that will come out if you toss a coin twice
2. Which of the following best describe the mean of a discrete random variable?
a. It is the lowest assumed value of a discrete random variable.
b. It is the highest assumed value of a discrete random variable.
c. It is the average value of a discrete random variable over numerous trials of
an experiment.
d. It is the amount of spread, dispersion, or variability of the assumed value of
a discrete random variable.
3. Which of the following best describe the variance and standard deviation of a
probability?
a. It is the lowest assumed value of a discrete random variable.
b. It is the highest assumed value of a discrete random variable.
c. It is the average value of a discrete random variable over numerous trials of an
experiment.
d. It is the amount of spread, dispersion, or variability of the assumed value of a
discrete random variable.
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4. Which of the following best describe the standard deviation of a probability
distribution?
a. It is twice the variance.
b. It is the square root of the variance.
c. It is the ratio of the mean and the variance.
d. It is the product of the mean and the variance.
5. How would you interpret a very small variance or standard deviation?
a. The values of the random variables are equal to the mean.
b. The values of the random variables are closer to the mean.
c. The values of the random variables are farther from the mean.
d. The values of the random variables have no relationship with the mean.
6. Which of the following data show most likely the largest possible variance
or variability?
a. number of pieces of French fries in a regular pack from different orders of
customers at McDonalds
b. number of boys in families of three-children
c. number of customers per hour who went shopping at SM Super Malls
d. number of heads that will appear if two coins are tossed together repeatedly
7. Which of the following data show most likely the smallest possible
variance or variability?
a. the number of passengers in a tricycle per destinations
b. the number of applicants in the different job opening
c. the number of families who own a private vehicle in different cities in NCR
d. the number of adults who use public restrooms in Metro Manila
8. What formula is described by 𝜎𝜎 = �∑[𝑥𝑥 2 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] − 𝑢𝑢2 ?
a. the mean of a discrete random variable
b. the variance of a discrete random variable
c. the standard deviation of a discrete random variable
d. the expected value of a discrete random variable
For numbers 9 -12, refer to the probability distribution of the number of books
borrowed from a school library in a day and its corresponding probabilities.
𝑥𝑥 20 25 30 35 40 45
𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1
9. What is the mean of the probability distribution?
a. 25 b. 29 c. 30 d. 32
10. How would you interpret the mean value that you get from item number 8?
a. It is the least number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
b. It is the largest number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
c. It is the average number of books borrowed from the school library in a day.
d. It is the difference between the largest and the least number of books
borrowed from the school library in a day.
11. What is the variance of the probability distribution?
a. 38 b. 40 c. 43 d. 46
12. What is the standard deviation of the probability distribution?
a. 6.16 b. 6.32 c. 6.56 d. 6.78
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13. Which of the following is NOT a property of the variance?
a. A small variance means that the distribution of the random variable is
narrowly concentrated around the mean.
b. A large variance means that the distribution is spread out, with some
chance of observing values at some distance from the mean.
c. The variance is a value that is always positive.
d. The variance is a value that is always negative.
For numbers 14-15. The mean of the probability distribution below is equal to 37.05
with a variance of 36.75 and a standard deviation of 6.06.
Number of ice candy sold
30 32 36 40 42 45
per day in a retail store (𝑥𝑥)
Probability (𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 0.30 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.25
14. How would you interpret the mean value of 37.05?
a. The least number of ice candy that will be sold in a day is 37 pieces.
b. The highest number of ice candy that will be sold in a day is 37 pieces.
c. The average number of ice candy that will be sold in a day is 37 pieces.
d. No interpretation can be made about the mean value of 37.05.
15. If you are the owner of the retail store, how many ice candies will you
prepare to ensure that you can supply the demands of your customers
every day?
a. 10 pieces and below b. 11-20 pieces c. 21-30 pieces d. 30 pcs and above
Additional Activities
This activity is design for you to gain a deeper understanding of the mean, variance,
and standard deviation. It will not just help you to practice your skill but it will give
you a chance to compare the results with theoretical explanations.
Try it and enjoy it!
Things to do:
Roll a die 50 times. Record the result and construct a probability distribution to find
the mean, variance, and standard deviation. Compare the results with theoretical
results:
Take Note of This:
The probability distribution of rolling a die is given below, this will serve as your
theoretical result.
Outcome (𝑥𝑥) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Probability of the Outcome 1 1 1 1 1 1
𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) 6 6 6 6 6 6
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What I Have Learned
1. average
2. variability
3. very close
4. spread out
Additional Activities
Results of the experiment may vary, but the mean of the distribution after rolling a
die 50 times is somewhat equal to the mean of the given probability distribution of
rolling a die where the outcome X is the random variable. Thus, the results of the
experiment may get a mean which is very close to 3.5 with a variance that is
somewhat equals to 3.
What I Know What's More Assessment
1. b Practice Activity 1 1. d
2. a 2. c
3. d 3. d
4. c 4. b
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = 18.2
5. b 5. b
6. d 6. c
�[𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥)] = 337.1
7. b 7. a
8. b 8. c
9. b 9. d
𝜎𝜎 2 = 5.86
10. a 10. c
𝜎𝜎 = 2.42
11. b Independent Activity 1 11. d
12. d 12. d
13. d 13. d
14. c 14. c
𝜇𝜇𝑥𝑥 = 140.75
15. c 15. d
𝜎𝜎 2 = 730.1875
𝜎𝜎 = 26.52
Practice Activity 2
1. Statement 1
2. Statement 1
3. Statement 1
4. Statement 2
5. Statement 1
Practice Activity 2
Answers may vary
Answer Key
References
Belecina, Rene R, Baccay, Elisa S., Mateo, Efren B. Statistics and Probability.
First Edition. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store. 2016.
Lim, Yvette F., Nocon, Rizaldi C., Nocon, Ederlina G., Ruivivar, Leonor A.
Math for Engaged Learning Statistics and Probability. Quezon City: Sibs
Publishing House, Inc. 2016.
Malate, Jose S. Statistics, and Probability for Senior High School. Sta. Ana,
Manila, Philippines: Vicarish Publications and Trading, Inc. 2017.
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