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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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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.

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