Random

Variable
 Illustrates a random
variable ( discrete or
continuous)
Distinguish between a discrete
and continuous randon variable
Rolling a dice
Tossing a Coin
How do you identify a random
variable in an experiment?
A random variable is a variable
whose possible values are the
numerical outcomes of a random
experiment. Therefore, it is a function
which associates a unique numerical
value with every outcome of an
experiment. Further, its value varies
with every trial of the experiment.
 The learners realize that the concept of probability is
useful and also an important aspects in the concept of
decesion making in different areas such as business,
education, insurance and other real life situations
concerning a certain population.

Examples:
Example in business. One example is the
number of items sold at a store on a
certain day. Using historical sales data, a
store could create a probability distribution
that shows how likely it is that they sell a
certain number of items in a day.
 Another example of is
the interest rate of loans in
a certain country.
This is a continuous random
variable because it can take
Get to on an infinite number of
values. For example, a loan

Know Me could have an interest rate of

3.5%, 3.765555%, 4.00095%,
etc.
The coin toss and breath-holding activities
Next, have all the learners
Look at the current hold their breaths and record
one-peso coin in the time. This is best done if
they time it as accurately as
circulation. It has possible (if possible, use a cell
Jose Rizal on one phone timer and record up to
side, which we will the nearest hundredth of a
second). If there is limited
call Head (H), and the number of timers, do it one at
other side Tail (T). Use a time with one learner
H for heads, and T for holding the timer while the
other one is holding his/her
tails. breath.
In the first Example Tossing a
coin is an example of Discrete
random Variable,Why?

flipping a coin is a
discrete variable
statement because once
the coin is flipped, we
will get head or tail
result.
 While on the second
A continuous
example breath-holding random
activity is an example of variable is a
random variable
Continuous random that has only
continuous
variable. values.
A continuous random Continuous
variable can be defined
values are
uncountable and
as a random variable that
can take on an infinite
why are related to
real numbers.
number of possible
values.
Continuous
variable?
 Types of Random Variables:
Continuous Random
Discrete Random Variables
Variables (b)on the other hand,
are random variables
(a) are random
that take an infinitely
variables that can uncountable number of
take on a finite (or possible values,
countably infinite) typically measurable
number of distinct quantities.
values. *Examples are the time a person can
hold his/her breath, the height or
*Examples are the number of heads obtained
weight or BMI of a person (if measured
when tossing a coin thrice, the number of
very accurately), the time a person
siblings a person has, the number of
takes for a person to bathe. The values
students present in a classroom at a given
that a continuous random variable can
time, the number of crushes a person has at
have lie on a continuum, such as
a particular time, etc.
intervals.
 Example u s i c a l
a t e a b o u t m
s k a c l a s sm u m e n t s
*a m an y i n s t r
u m e n t s , h o w e / s he
inst r g t h o f t i m e h
c a n p l a y , l e n
he/s h e
ca n p l a y .
Expirement: ask a classmate about musical instruments.
Random Variable: How many instruments he/she can play.
Discrete Random Variable
Random Variable: Length of time he/she plays the instrument
per week.
Continuous Random Variable
Group Discussion
Group learners into threes. Given the following experiments and random variables,
ask the groups to identify what the possible values of the random variables are.
Also, for each random variable, identify whether the variable is discrete or
continuous. (Answers in bold are Discrete, while answers in italics are Continuous)
1. Experiment: Roll a pair of dice
Random Variable: Sum of numbers that appears in the pair of dice
2. Experiment: Ask a friend about preparing for a quiz in statistics
Random Variable: How much time (in hours) he/she spends studying for this quiz
3. Experiment: Record the sex of family members in a family with four children
Random Variable: The number of girls among the children
4. Experiment: Buy an egg from the grocery
Random Variable: The weight of the egg in grams
5. Experiment: Record the number of hours one watches TV from 7 pm to 11 pm for the
past five nights.
Random Variable: The number of hours spent watching TV from 7 pm to 11 pm
Generalizations:
A Random Variable may be
viewed as a way to map outcomes
of a statistical experiment
determined by chance into
number.
 A random variable is a result of
chance event, that you can measure
or count. Its is a variable that
assumes numerical values associated
with the events of an experiment.

A random variable is a quantitative

variable which values depends on change.
Note: We use capital letters to represent
a random variable.
 Discrete:
takes on a finite (or countably
infinite) number of values. It is
obtaain through counting.

Continuous:
takes an infinitely uncountable
number of possible values,
typically measurable quantities. It
is obtain through measurement.
Experiment: Listing the sex of family
members with 4 children

Random Variable: The number of boys and

number of girls in the
family.
Types of Random Variable: Discrete Random
Variable
Experiment: The teacher gives a 50-item
multiple choice test.

Random Variable: The time a student

finishes the test.

Types of Random Variable: Continuous

Random Variable
Experiment: Recording the number of
COVID-19 patients in a day in
different hospital
Random Variable: The number of COVID-19
patients in a day in different
hospital
Types of Random Variable: Discrete Random
Variable
Experiment: Weight of persons working out
in the gym.

Random Variable: The Weight of persons

working out in the gym.

Types of Random Variable: Continuous

Random Variable
 Experiment Random Variable Types of
Random
Variable
1. Average mobile data consumption of
students attending online class

2. The number of text messages sent in

a day of a subscriber

3. Average number of persons violating

quarantine protocols.

4. Rolling two dice

5. Record the number of hours one surf

the internet from 5 pm to 10 pm for the
past five nights.
6. Run times of a runner for running
100m on the track.
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