Statistics And Probability Question 472

Question: A die is tossed thrice. If getting a four is considered a success, then the mean and variance of the probability distribution of the number of successes are

[DSSE 1987]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{2},,\frac{1}{12} $

B) $ \frac{1}{6},,\frac{5}{12} $

C) $ \frac{5}{6},,\frac{1}{2} $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  •         We are given that  $ n=3, $   $ p=\frac{1}{6}, $   $ q=\frac{5}{6} $             Mean  $ =np=3\times \frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{2} $                  Variance  $ =nqp=3\times \frac{1}{6}\times \frac{5}{6}=\frac{5}{12}. $