A spinner is divided into five colored sections that are not of equal size: red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. The spinner is spun several times, and the results are recorded below: Spinner Results Color Frequency Red 18 Blue 15 Green 20 Yellow 18 Purple 13 Based on these results, express the probability that the next spin will land on purple as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.
Continuous Probability Distributions
Probability distributions are of two types, which are continuous probability distributions and discrete probability distributions. A continuous probability distribution contains an infinite number of values. For example, if time is infinite: you could count from 0 to a trillion seconds, billion seconds, so on indefinitely. A discrete probability distribution consists of only a countable set of possible values.
Normal Distribution
Suppose we had to design a bathroom weighing scale, how would we decide what should be the range of the weighing machine? Would we take the highest recorded human weight in history and use that as the upper limit for our weighing scale? This may not be a great idea as the sensitivity of the scale would get reduced if the range is too large. At the same time, if we keep the upper limit too low, it may not be usable for a large percentage of the population!
| Color | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Red | 18 |
| Blue | 15 |
| Green | 20 |
| Yellow | 18 |
| Purple | 13 |
Based on these results, express the probability that the next spin will land on purple as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.
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