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Week 1, Day 3 - Random Variables

The document discusses random variables including defining random variables, distinguishing between discrete and continuous random variables, and finding the possible values of random variables. Examples are provided such as rolling a die, tossing coins, and drawing cards from a deck to illustrate random variables and their possible values.

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Week 1, Day 3 - Random Variables

The document discusses random variables including defining random variables, distinguishing between discrete and continuous random variables, and finding the possible values of random variables. Examples are provided such as rolling a die, tossing coins, and drawing cards from a deck to illustrate random variables and their possible values.

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Statistics and

Probability
(Week 1, Day 3)
Random Variables
Learning Competencies
At the end of this session, the students are able to:
1. illustrate a random variable;
2. distinguish between a discrete and a continuous
random variable; and
3. find the possible value of a random variable.
Class Activity
Answer the following.
1. Suppose a die is rolled, enumerate all the
possible number of spots that may occur.
2. Identify all the possible number of tails that may
happen in tossing two coins.
3. In drawing three cards without replacement from
a standard deck of cards, what are the possible
number of kings that might take place?
Random Variable

Random variable is a variable


(typically represented by ) that has a
single numerical value, determined by
chance, for each outcome of a
procedure (Triola, 2018).
Discrete and Continuous R.V.
Discrete random variable is a collection of values
that is finite or countable (Triola, 2018).

Continuous random variable has infinitely many


values, and the collection of values is not countable
(Triola, 2018).
Exercise 1
Instruction: Determine if the given statement is discrete or continuous.
DISCRETE CONTINUOUS

1. The number of defective computers produced by a manufacturer.


2. The weight of newborns each year in a hospital.
3. An amount of paint utilized in a building project.
4. The number of dropouts in a school district for a period of 10 years.
5. The number of female athletes.
6. The time needed to finish the test.
7. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee.
8. The number of accidents per year at an intersection.
9. The average amount of electricity consumed per household per month.
10. The number of deaths per year attributed to lung cancer.
Example 1

Experiment: A die is rolled


Let
Example 2

Experiment: Tossing two


coins
Let
Example 3

Experiment: Drawing three cards


without replacement from a
standard deck of cards
Let
Exercise 2
Identify the possible values of each random variable.
Write the set of possible values in roster notation.
1. Experiment: A die is rolled

2. Experiment: Drawing one card from a standard deck of


cards

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