Discrete Probability Distributions: Apply It 1

  • Create a discrete probability distribution and use it to find probabilities
  • Determine if probability models meet the conditions for a discrete probability model

Discrete Probability Distributions

A student asleep at their desk amidst other students taking notes.

Research studies of college students suggest that sleep deprivation and daytime sleepiness can have negative consequences, including lower grade point averages, increased risk of academic failure, and impaired mood.[1]

To counter sleep deprivation and daytime sleepiness, individuals are often encouraged to nap during the daytime.[2] In fact, some have even argued for colleges to consider building napping stations in their libraries to provide students convenient locations for quick naps.[3]

  1. Hershner, S. D., & Chervin, R. D. (2014). Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students. Nature and Science of Sleep, 6, 73–84. https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S62907 ↵
  2. Duggan, K. A., McDevitt, E. A., Whitehurst, L. N., & Mednick, S. C. (2018). To nap, perchance to DREAM: A factor analysis of college students' self-reported reasons for napping. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 16(2), 135–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2016.1178115 ↵
  3. Wise, M. J. (2018). Naps and sleep deprivation: Why academic libraries should consider adding nap stations to their services for students. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 24(2), 192–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2018.1431948 ↵