Probability distribution of random variable X is
|
X |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
P(X) |
2/11 |
1/11 |
4/11 |
3/11 |
1/11 |
Then the value of E(X) is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 0
Given probability distribution:
$X$: -2, -1, 0, 1, 2
$P(X)$: $\frac{2}{11}, \frac{1}{11}, \frac{4}{11}, \frac{3}{11}, \frac{1}{11}$
Expected value $E(X) = \sum X \cdot P(X)$
$E(X) = (-2)\cdot \frac{2}{11} + (-1)\cdot \frac{1}{11} + 0 \cdot \frac{4}{11} + 1 \cdot \frac{3}{11} + 2 \cdot \frac{1}{11}$
$E(X) = \frac{-4 - 1 + 0 + 3 + 2}{11} = \frac{0}{11} = 0$