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Lesson 3 - Finding The Possible Values of A Random Variable

The document discusses examples of finding the possible values of random variables. It provides 4 examples that show the steps to determine the possible outcomes of random experiments and identify the values of random variables based on those outcomes. For each example, it lists the random experiment, random variable, possible outcomes, and concludes with the possible values of the random variable.

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Lesson 3 - Finding The Possible Values of A Random Variable

The document discusses examples of finding the possible values of random variables. It provides 4 examples that show the steps to determine the possible outcomes of random experiments and identify the values of random variables based on those outcomes. For each example, it lists the random experiment, random variable, possible outcomes, and concludes with the possible values of the random variable.

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Statistics and Probability

Lesson 3 – Finding the Possible Value of a Random Variable


In finding the possible values of a random variable, it is important to have a clear understanding of the
process of the random experiment at hand.
Guide Questions:
1. What outcomes does this experiment yield? (results)
2. What does declared variable demand? (value/s)

EXAMPLE 1

Random Experiment: Suppose in a game where you bet 1 peso, you may gain 2 pesos, lose 1, or have
nothing in one turn.
Random Variable: X = amount in peso a player gets after two turns
Possible Values: ?

SOLUTION

STEPS SOLUTION
1. Determine the possible outcomes on
The possible outcomes for the first turn are 0, -1, and 2
the first turn.
Possible outcome combination for the second turn.

2. Identify the possible outcomes for the (0,0) (0,-1) (0,-2)


second turn. (Note: This will be a X= (-1,0) (1, -1) (1,2)
combination for the previous steps) (2,0) (2,-1) (2,2)

Since the amount is being asked after two turns, we have


to find the sum for each outcome.

[0+0] = 0 [0+(-1)] = -1 [0+2] = 2


3. Give values for random variable X.
[-1+0] = -1 [1+(-1)]=0 [-1+2] = 1
[2+0] = 2 [2+(-1)] = 1 [2+2] = 4

Sum of after two turns:

4. Identify the possible values of random 0 -1 2


variable X. X= -1 0 1
2 1 4

Therefore, the possible values of random variable X is


5. Conclusion.
X = {-2. -1, 0. 1, 2, 4}.

EXAMPLE 2

Random Experiment: A fair die is tossed. You win Php 50 of the result is “1 or 4”, you win Php 40 if the result
is “2 or 5” but otherwise you lose Php 60.
Random Variable: Let S = amount in peso a player gets after one turn
Possible Values: ?
STEPS SOLUTION
The possible outcomes for the first turn are:
1. Determine the possible outcomes on S={ }
the first turn.

Outcomes with corresponding amount.


= 50
= 40
2. Give values for random variable S.
S = amount in peso a player gets after = -60
one turn = 50
= 40
= -60
The possible values of random variable S are 50 pesos for
3. Identify the possible values of random
one and four dots, 40 pesos for two and five dots, -60
variable S.
pesos for three and six dots.
Therefore, the possible values of random variable S is
4. Conclusion.
S = {-60, 40. 50}

EXAMPLE 3: Suppose two balls are drawn from a box containing two red balls, two green balls, and three
yellow balls without replacement. Let J be the random variable representing the number of green balls. Find
the value of J.

Picking two balls from a box containing two balls. two


Random Experiment:
green balls, and three yellow balls without replacement
Random Variable: J = the number of green balls
Possible Outcomes: Possible Values:
RR RG RY RR = 0 RG = 1 RY = 0
GR GG GY GR = 1 GG = 2 GY = 1
YR YG YY YR = 0 YG = 1 YY = 0

Possible Values: J = { 0, 1, 2 }

EXAMPLE 4: A jar contains three mints (M) and four toffees (T), and Archie selects four simultaneously
without looking and returning. If the random variable of interest (Y) is number of mints he selects. What are the
values of these possible outcomes?

Picking two balls from a box containing two balls. two


Random Experiment:
green balls, and three yellow balls without replacement
Random Variable: J = the number of green balls
Possible Values:
Possible Outcomes:

MMMT MTMM TMMM TTMM 3 3 3 2


MMTM MTMT TMMT TTMT 3 2 2 1
MMTT MTTM TMTM TTTM 2 2 2 1
MTTT TMTT TTTT 1 1 0

Possible Values: Y = { 0, 1, 2, 3 }

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