The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is defined as : $P(X=x)=\left\{\begin{matrix}3kx & \text{for x = 1, 2, 3}\\5k(x+2) & \text{for x = 4, 5}\\0 & otherwise \end{matrix}\right.$ The mean of the distribution is : |
$\frac{92}{23}$ $\frac{337}{83}$ $\frac{65}{34}$ $\frac{10}{83}$ |
$\frac{337}{83}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) →$\frac{337}{83}$ Sum of all probabilities must be 1. $3k+3k(2)+3k(3)+5k(4+2)+5k(5+2)=1$ $⇒k=\frac{1}{83}$ $E(X)=∑xP(X=x)$ =1(3k)+2(6k)+3(9k)+4(30k)+5(35k) =3k+12k+27k+120k+175k = 337k Substituting $⇒k=\frac{1}{83}$ $E(X)=\frac{337}{83}$ |