The document discusses random variables, which associate real numbers to outcomes of chance experiments. Random variables can be classified as discrete or continuous, with discrete variables representing count data like the number of movies watched or coins that land as tails, while continuous variables measure values on a continuous scale like weights or temperatures. Examples show how to identify the possible values of random variables based on sample spaces and classify them as discrete or continuous based on whether their outcomes are countable or take on a continuous range of values.
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Random Variables
The document discusses random variables, which associate real numbers to outcomes of chance experiments. Random variables can be classified as discrete or continuous, with discrete variables representing count data like the number of movies watched or coins that land as tails, while continuous variables measure values on a continuous scale like weights or temperatures. Examples show how to identify the possible values of random variables based on sample spaces and classify them as discrete or continuous based on whether their outcomes are countable or take on a continuous range of values.
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Random Variables
Ram Villarosa Jr.
Lesson One: Random Variables • Illustrate a random variable • Classify random variables as discrete or continuous • Find the possible values of a random variable Definition of Terms SAMPLE SPACE – set of all possible outcomes of an experiment
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. Example #1 Suppose you can watch three movies a day such as Korean or Philippine movie. We want to find out the number of Korean movies that you have watch in a day. Let K represents the K-movies. Find the values of the random variable K. Tree Diagram K KKK K P KKP K K KPK P P KPP 0 K PKK K P PKP P K PPK P P PPP 1ST MOVIE 2ND MOVIE 3RD MOVIE Possible Outcome Table Number of Korean Movies Possible Outcomes (Random Variable K) KKK 3 KKP 2 KPK 2 KPP 1 PKK 2 PKP 1 PPK 1 PPP 0
So, the possible values of the random variable K are 0, 1, 2, 3.
Example #2
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. Complete the table below Possible Outcomes Number of Tails (Random Variable Y) Example #3 Two balls 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 Possible Outcomes Z. Number Complete of blue balls (Random Variable Z) the table below. Example #4
A player can finish 2 games in 1 hour and has two
choices to play an online game, Mobile Legend or League of Legends . Let Q be the random variable, representing the number of Mobile Legend that occur. Complete the table below. Possible Outcomes Number ofGame Mobile Legend (Random Variable Q) Definition of Terms
A random variable is a DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLE if
its set of possible outcomes is countable. Mostly, discrete random variables represents count data, such as number of defective chairs produced in a factory.
A random variable is a CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLE
if it takes on values on a continuous scale. Often, continuous random variables represent measured data, such as heights, weight and temperatures. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.
1. The number of defective computers produced by a
manufacturer. 2. The weight of newborns each year in a hospital 3. The number of siblings in a family of a region 4. The amount of paint utilized in a building project 5. The number of dropout in a school district for a period of 10 years. 6. The speed of car. 7. The number of female athletes Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.
8. The time needed to finish the test
9. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee 10. The number of people who are playing LOTTO each day 11. The number of accidents per year at an intersection 12. The number of voters favoring a candidate 13. The number of bushels of apples per hectare this year 14. The number of patient arrivals per hour at a medical clinic. TEST YOURSELF
1. A player can finish 3 board games in 1 hour and has
two choices to play like snake&ladder and chess. Let R be the random variable, representing the number of Chess game that occur. 2. Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from an urn containing 4 green balls and 4 yellow balls. Let Z be the random variable representing the number of green balls. Find the values of the random variable Z.