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Probability distribution

Probability distribution. Dr. Deshi Ye College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University yedeshi@zju.edu.cn. Outline. Random variable The Binomial distribution The Hypergeometric Distribution The Mean and the Variance of the a Probability distribution. Random variables.

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Probability distribution

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  1. Probability distribution Dr. Deshi Ye College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University yedeshi@zju.edu.cn

  2. Outline • Random variable • The Binomial distribution • The Hypergeometric Distribution • The Mean and the Variance of the a Probability distribution.

  3. Random variables • We concern with one number or a few number that associated with the outcomes of experiments. • EX. Inspection: number of defectives road test: average speed and average fuel consumption. In the example of tossing dice, we are interested in sum 7 and not concerned whether it is (1,6) or (2, 5) or (3, 4) or (4, 3) or (5, 2) or (6, 1).

  4. Definition • A random variable: is any function that assigns a numerical value to each possible outcome of experiments. • Discrete random variable: only a finite or a countable infinity of values. Otherwise, continuous random variables.

  5. Probability distribution • The probability distribution of the random variable: is the probabilities that a random variable will take on any one value within its range. • The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is a list of possible values of X together with their probabilities The probability distribution always satisfies the conditions

  6. Checking probability distribution • Another • f(x) = (x-2)/2, for x=1,2, 3, 4 • H(x) =x2/25, x=0,1,2,3,4

  7. Probability histogram & bar chart

  8. Bar chart

  9. Histogram

  10. Histogram

  11. Cumulative distribution • F(x): value of a random variable is less than or equal to x.

  12. EX.

  13. Binomial Distribution • Foul Shot: 1. Min Yao (Hou) .862. 2. O’Neal Shaquille .422 • The Question is: what is the probability of them in two foul shots that they get 2 points, respectively?

  14. Binomial distribution • Study the phenomenon that the probability of success in repeat trials. • Prob. of getting x “success” in n trials, • otherwords, x “success” and n – x failures in n attempt.

  15. Bernoulli trials • 1. There are only two possible outcomes for each trial. • 2. The probability of success is the same for each trial. • 3. The outcomes from different trials are independent . • 4’. There are a fixed number n of Bernoulli trials conducted.

  16. Let X be the random variable that equals the number of success in n trials. p and 1- p are the probability of “success” and “failure”, the probability of getting x success and n-x failure is

  17. Def. of Binomial Dist. • #number of ways in which we can select the x trials on which there is to be a success is • Hence the probability distribution of Binomial is

  18. Expansions Binomial coefficient

  19. Table 1 • Table 1: Cumulative Binomial distribution

  20. EX Solve • Foul shot example: Here n=2, x=2, and p=0.862 for Yao, and p=0.422 for Shaq.

  21. Bar Chats

  22. Minitab for Binomial

  23. Skewed distribution Positively skewed

  24. Hypergeometric Distr. • Sampling with replacement • Sampling without replacement

  25. Hyergeometric distr. • Sampling without replacement • The number of defectives in a sample of n units drawn without replacement from a lot containing N units, of which are defectives. Here: population is N, and are total defectives Sampling n units, what is probability of x defectives are found?

  26. formulations • Hypergeometric distr.

  27. Discussion • Is Hypergeometric distribution a Bernolli trial? • Answer: NO! The first drawing will yield a defect unit is a/N, but the second is (a - 1)/(N-1) or a/(N-1).

  28. EX • A shipment of 20 digital voice recorders contains 5 that are defective. If 10 of them are randomly chosen for inspection, what is the probability that 2 of the 10 will be defective? • Solution: a=5, n=10, N=20, and x=2

  29. Expectation • Expectation: If the probability of obtaining the amounts then the mathematical expectation is

  30. Motivations • The expected value of x is a weighted average of possible values that X can take on, each value being weighted by the probability that X assumes it. • Frequency interpretation

  31. 4.4 The mean and the variance • Mean and variance: two distributions differ in their location or variation • The mean of a probability distribution is simply the mathematical expectation of a random variable having that distribution. • Mean of discrete probability distribution Alternatively,

  32. EX • The mean of a probability distribution measures its center in the sense of an average. • EX: Find the mean number of heads in three tosses. • Solution: The probabilities for 0, 1, 2, or 3 heads are 1/8, 3/8, 3/8, and 1/8

  33. Mean of Binomial distribution • Contrast: please calculate the following

  34. Mean of b() • Mean of binomial distribution: Proof.

  35. Mean of Hypergeometric Distr. Proof. Similar proof or using the following hints:

  36. EX • 5 of 20 digital voice records were defectives ,find the mean of the prob. Distribution of the number of defectives in a sample of 10 randomly chose for inspection. • Solution: n=10, a= 5, N=20. Hence

  37. Expectation of a function of random variable • Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values -1,0,1 respective probabilities • P{x=-1}=0.2, P{x=0}=0.5, P{x=1}=0.3 • Compute E[X2] • Answer = 0.5

  38. Proposition • If X is a discrete random variable that takes on one of the value of xi, with respective to probability p(xi), then for any real-valued function g,

  39. Variance of probability • Variance of a probability distribution f(x), or that of the random variable X which has that probability distribution, as We could also denote it as

  40. Standard deviation • Standard deviation of probability distribution

  41. Relation between Mean and Variance

  42. Ex. • Find the variance of the number of heads in four tosses. • Solution:

  43. Variance of binomial distr. • Variance of binomial distribution: Proof. Detailed proof after the section of disjoint probability distribution

  44. Some properties of Mean • C is a constant, then E(C) = C. • X is a random variable and C is a constant E(CX) = CE(X) • X and Y are two random variables, then E(X+Y) = E(X)+E(Y) If X and Y are independent random variables E(XY) = E(X)E(Y)

  45. Variance of hypergeometric distr.

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