A factory manager collected data on the number of breakdowns per day. From these data, he derived the probability distribution for X, the number of breakdowns on a given day:

X 0 1 2
prob 0.80 0.15 0.05

1)The mean of X is (exact answer)

2)The standard deviation of X is (to three places after the decimal)

3)On average, how many breakdowns are there per day?

4)Assuming there are weekend shifts in the factory (work goes on every day), about how many breakdowns are expected during a one-year period. (non-leap year, and round to the nearest whole number).

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Answer:

a) 0.25

b) 0.536

c) 0.25

d) 91

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

X:         0         1          2

P(x) : 0.80     0.15    0.05

a) The mean of X

[tex]E(x) = \displaystyle\sum x_iP(x_i)\\E(x) = 0(0.80)+ 1(0.15) + 2(0.05)\\E(x) = 0.25[/tex]

b) The standard deviation of X

[tex]E(x^2) = \displaystyle\sum x_i^2P(x_i)\\E(x) = 0^2(0.80)+ 1^2(0.15) + 2^2(0.05)\\E(x^2) = 0.35\\\sigma^2 = E(x^2)-(E(x))^2\\\sigma^2 =0.35-(0.25)^2\\\sigma^2 = 0.2875\\\sigma = 0.536[/tex]

c) breakdowns are there per day

On average, there are 0.25 breakdowns per day.

d) breakdowns are expected during a one-year period

[tex]\text{Average breakdown per day}\times \text{Number of days}\\=0.25\times 365\\=91.25\\\approx 91[/tex]

Thus, there are approximately 91 breakdowns during a one-year period.

Probability distribution is the collection of value and probability pair for the given random variable. The figures for the given distribution is:

  • Mean of X = 0.25
  • Standard deviation of X ≈ 0.592
  • On average, the number of breakdowns per day  = 0.25
  • Expected number of breakdowns in 365 working day year is ≈ 91

How to find the mean and variance of a random variable?

Supposing that the considered random variable is discrete, we get:

  • Mean = [tex]E(X) = \sum_{\forall x_i} f(x_i)x_i\\\\[/tex]
  • Variance = [tex]Var(X) = \sum_{\forall x_i} f(x_i)x^2_i\\[/tex]

As standard deviation is positive root of variance, thus,

[tex]\sigma = \sqrt {Var(X)}[/tex]

Let we suppose a random variable X tracking the number of breakdowns per day. Then,

For the given case, we have:

[tex]\begin{array}{cc}X = x_i&P(X = x_i) = f(x_i) \\0&0.80\\1&0.15\\2&0.05\end{array}[/tex]

Thus, we get:

[tex]E(X) = \sum_{\forall x_i} f(x_i)x_i = (0 \times 0.8 + 1 \times 0.15 + 2 \times 0.05)= 0.25[/tex]

Thus, mean of X = 0.30

And

[tex]Var(X) = \sum_{\forall x_i} f(x_i)x^2_i\\\\\\Var(X) = (0^2 \times 0.80 + 1^2 \times 0.15 + 2^2 \times 0.05) = 0.35[/tex]

Thus, standard deviation of X = [tex]\sqrt{0.35} \approx 0.592[/tex]

As X is tracking the number of breakdowns per day, thus, the average number of breakdowns per day is the mean of X which is 0.25

For getting average number of breakdown in a non-leap year, having work all days, we get:

Average number of breakdown in a 365 day working non-leap year = Average breakdowns per day × 365 = 0.25 × 365 = 91.25 ≈ 91

Thus, he figures for the given distribution is:

  • Mean of X = 0.25
  • Standard deviation of X ≈ 0.592
  • On average, the number of breakdowns per day  = 0.25
  • Expected number of breakdowns in 365 working day year is ≈ 91

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