A class has 15 students whose ages are 14, 17, 15, 14, 21, 17, 1

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980. A class has 15 students whose ages are 14, 17, 15, 14, 21, 17, 19, 20, 16, 18, 20, 17, 16, 19, 20 years. One student is selected in such a manner that each has the same chance of being chosen and the age X of the selected student is recorded. What is the probability distribution of the random variable X ? Find mean, variance and standard deviation of X.


Table

Age X

Frequency

14

2

15

1

16

2

17

3

18

1

19

2

20

3

21

1

Probability Distribution Table



Mean X = sum from blank to blank of straight X space straight P left parenthesis straight X right parenthesis

             equals space fraction numerator 14 cross times 2 plus 15 cross times 1 plus 16 cross times 2 plus 17 cross times 3 plus 18 cross times 1 plus 19 cross times 2 plus 20 cross times 3 plus cross times 21 cross times 1 over denominator 15 end fraction
equals space fraction numerator 28 plus 15 plus 32 plus 51 plus 18 plus 38 plus 60 plus 21 over denominator 15 end fraction
equals space 263 over 15 space equals space 17.53

Variance X = sum space straight X squared space straight P left parenthesis straight X right parenthesis space minus space left parenthesis mean right parenthesis squared
                     equals space fraction numerator left parenthesis 14 right parenthesis squared cross times 2 plus left parenthesis 15 right parenthesis squared cross times 1 plus left parenthesis 16 right parenthesis squared cross times 2 plus left parenthesis 17 right parenthesis squared cross times 3 plus left parenthesis 18 right parenthesis squared cross times 1 plus left parenthesis 19 right parenthesis squared cross times 2 plus left parenthesis 20 right parenthesis squared cross times 3 plus left parenthesis 21 right parenthesis squared cross times 1 over denominator 15 end fraction minus open parentheses 263 over 15 close parentheses squared
equals fraction numerator 392 plus 225 plus 512 plus 867 plus 324 plus 722 plus 1200 plus 441 over denominator 15 end fraction space minus open parentheses 263 over 15 close parentheses squared
equals space 4683 over 15 minus open parentheses 263 over 15 close parentheses squared space equals space 312.2 space minus space 307.4 space equals space 4.8
straight S. straight D. space of space straight X space equals space square root of Variance space equals space square root of 4.8 end root space equals space 2.19.


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