Find the Sample Space of the following experiments.

Experiment Sample Space

1. Tossing a coin {H, T}
2. Picking a ball from a
bag containing yellow, {Yellow, Green, Red}
green and red balls
3. Tossing two coins {HH, HT, TH, TT}

4. Tossing three coins {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH,

HTT, THT, TTH, TTT}
Lesson 1
Exploring Random
Variables
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you are able to:
1. illustrate a random variables;
2. classify random variables as discrete
or continuous; and
3. find the possible values of a random
variables.
What is Sample Space?

Sample Space
➢ is the set of all possible
outcomes of an experiment.
What is a random variable?

A random variable is a function that

associates a real number to each
element in the sample space. It is a
variable whose values are determined
by chance.
Steps on how to determine the random variables on any
events or
experiments:
1. Determine the sample space. Assign letters that will represent
each outcome.
2. Count the number of the value of the random variable (capital
letter assigned).
In class Activity 1
Defective Cell Phones
Suppose three cell phones are tested at random. We
want to find out the number of defective cell phones that
occur. Thus, to each outcome in the sample space we
shall assign a value. These are 0, 1, 2, or 3. if there is no
defective cell phone, we assign the number 0; if there is 1
defective cell phone, we assign the number 1; if there
are two defective cell phones, we assign the number 2;
and 3, if there are three defective cell phones. The
number of defective cell phones in a random variable.
The possible values of this random variable are 0, 1, 2,
and 3.
 Value of the Random Variable X
Possible Outcomes (number of defective cell phones)
NNN 0
NND 1
NDN 1
DNN 1
NDD 2
DND 2
DDN 2
DDD 3
So, the possible the values of the random
variable X are 0, 1, 2,and 3.
Activity 2
Tossing Three Coins

Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Y be

the random variable representing the
number of tails that occur. Find the values of
the random variable Y.
 Value of the Random Variable Y
Possible Outcomes (number of tails)
TTT 3
TTH 2
THT 2
HTT 2
HHT 1
HTH 1
THH 1
HHH 0
So, the possible values of the random
variable X are 0, 1, 2,and 3.
Activity 3
Drawing Balls from an Urn

Two ball are drawn in succession

without replacement from an urn containing
5 red balls and 6 blue balls. Let Z be the
random variable representing the number of
blue balls. Find the values of the random
variable Z.
 Steps Solution
1. Determine the sample Th e sample space for this experiment is:
space. Let B represent blue S ={RR, RB, BR, BB}
ball and R represent the red
ball.
2. Count the number of blue Possible
Value of the random Variable
ball in each outcome in the Y
Outcomes
sample space and assign (number of blue balls)
this number to this RR 0
outcome. RB 1
BR 1
BB 2

So, the possible values of the random variable Z

are 0, 1, and 2.
What are the two types of random variable?

Discrete random variable - the set of possible

outcomes is countable (finite) values.

Example:
➢ number of students present
➢ number of red marbles in a jar
➢ number of heads when flipping three coins
➢ students’ grade level
Continuous random variable
➢ a random variable that takes on values
on continuous scale.
➢ Represent measured data, such as
heights, weights, and temperatures.
Example:
➢height of students in class
➢weight of students in class
➢time it takes to get to school
➢distance traveled between classes
Group Activity

Four coins are tossed. Let H be the

random variable representing the
number of heads that occur. Find
the values of the random variable
H.
 Value of the Random Variable H
Possible Outcomes (number of tails)
HHHH TTTT 3 3
HHHT HTTT 2 3
HHTH TTHT 2 3
HTHH THTT 2 3
THHH HTHT 1 3
HHTT THTH 1 3
TTHH TTHT 1 3
HTTH THHT 0 3
So, the possible the values of the random
variable H are 0, 1, 2,and 3.
 Classify the following random variables as
discrete or continuous.
1. Height of a person 1. Continuous
2. Number of printing mistakes in a book 2. Discrete
3. Age of a person 3. Continuous
4. Number of road accidents in New Delhi 4. Discrete
5. Profit earned by the company 5. Continuous
6. Number of siblings of an individual. 6. Discrete
7. The number of defective computers 7. Discrete
produced by a manufacturer.
8. The weight of newborns each year in a 8. Continuous
hospital.
9. The number of siblings in a family of a 9. Discrete
region.
10. The amount of paint utilized in a building 10. Continuous
project
11. The number of dropout in a school 11. Discrete
district for a period of 10 years
12. The speed of car 12. Continuous
13. The number of female athletes 13. Discrete
14. The number of deaths per year 14. Discrete
attributed to lung cancer
15. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee 15. Continuous
POST TEST
Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. A function that associates a real number of

each element in the sample space.
a. Sample Space
b. Experiment
c. Random Variable
d. Normal Distribution
2. If two coins are tossed, which is NOT a
possible value of the random variable for the
number of tails?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
3. Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Z be the
random variable representing the number of
heads that occur. Find the values of the
random variable Z.
a. Z = 0, 1, 2
b. Z = 0, 1, 2, 3
c. Z = 1, 2, 3
d. Z = 1, 2, 3, 4
4. Suppose there are four people to be tested in
Covid-19. Let V be the random variable
representing the number of infected that occur.
Find the random variable V.
a. V = 0, 1, 2
b. b. V = 0, 1, 2, 3
c. V = 1, 2, 3
d. V = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
5. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

a. Random variables can only have one value.

b. The value of a random variable could be zero.
c. The probability of the value of a random variable
could be zero.
d. A random variable represents numerical outcomes
for different situations or events.
6. A random variable that represents measured data,
such as height, weight, and temperature.
a. Continuous
b. Discrete
c. Sample
d. Normal Distribution
7. It is a random variable whose set of possible
outcomes are countable.
a. Continuous
b. Discrete
c. Sample
d. Normal Distribution
8. Which of the following does not belong to the
group?

a. age of your teacher

b. rate of the grad delivery
c. the body temperature of the covid-19 patient
d. the number of recovered covid-19 patients in
the Philippines
9. Which of the following is a continuous random
variable?
a. the population of Senior High students in Pasig City
b. the number of drop out students last school year
c. the average Body Mass Index of the SHS students
d. the total number of tablets given by the Municipal
Government of Oton to the students for this
school year
10. Which of the following is a discrete random
variable?
a. the average weight of GSP members
b. the number of covid-19 patients in WVMC
c. the average amount of electricity consumed during ECQ
d. the amount of paint used in repainting the SDO Iloilo
building
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