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07/02/2024

OBJECTIVES:
• Illustrate a random
variable
• Classify random
variables as
discrete or
continuous
• Find the possible
values of a random
variables
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RANDOM VARIABLE
❖Function that associates a real number

RANDOM to each element in the sample space.


❖It is a variable whose values are

VARIABLE determined by chance.


❖Denoted by X, or any capital letter of
the alphabet.

SAMPLE SPACE

EXAMPLE
❖ Collection or a set of
possible outcomes of a
random experiment.

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A coin is tossed Two balls are drawn in


succession without
twice. Let X be the replacement from an urn
random variable that containing 5 red balls and
represents the 6 blue balls. Let Z be the
number of heads. random variable
representing the number of
Find the values of the blue balls. Find the values
random variable X. of the random variable Z.

SEATWORK
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Give what is asked.


2. A shipment of 5 computers contains 2 that are
defective. If a retailer receives 3 of these
1. 3 coins are tossed. Let A be the random computers at random, list the elements of the
variable that represents the number of sample space S using the letters D and N for
heads. Find the values of the random “defective” and “non-defective,” respectively. For
each sample point, assign values for the random
variable A.
variable X representing the number of computers
Possible Outcomes
purchased by the retailer that are defective.
Possible Outcomes
Value of the Random Variable A

Value of the Random Variable X

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Suppose 3 cellphones are tested at random and


you want to find out the number of defective
cellphones that occur among them. You can then
assign a value to each outcome in the sample
space. Find the values of the random variable Z
that represents the number of defective cellphones

Possible Outcomes

Value of the Random Variable A

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DISCRETE
❖Set of possible outcomes is
TYPES OF RANDOM countable.
VARIABLE ❖Represent count data.
❖Variables that cannot be take
the form of decimals.

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EXAMPLES EXAMPLES

The number of Number of


cats in a shelter marbles in a
bag

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EXAMPLES
CONTINUOUS
❖Takes on values from within an
interval or disjoint union of
Number of high
intervals.
school students ❖Represent measured data.
❖Variables that can take the form of
decimals.
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EXAMPLES EXAMPLES

Average daily
Speed of a car
temperature

EXAMPLES

Time taken in a
quiz
SEATWORK
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With the same paper, classify the following


random variables as discrete or continuous. 6. The number of girls in a grade
1. The weight of a newborn baby each level.
year in a hospital 7. The speed of a car
2. The number of siblings per family in a
region 8. Time needed to finish a test
3. The amount of paint used in a building 9. The age of the senior high
project school students
4. The number of accidents every year
5. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee 10.Tossing a coin

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