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Random

Variable
Random Variable
- -A variable whose possible values are
determined by chance.
- -Denoted by a capital letter

- Example 1. Suppose a coin is tossed


twice. Let X be the random variable
representing the number of heads that
occur. Find the values of the random
variable X
Sample space {HH, HT, TH, TT}
Sample space- all the possible outcomes of an
experiment

X = {0, 1, 2}
Example 2. Suppose acoin is tossed
thrice. . Let Y be the random variable
representing the number of tails that
occur . Find the values of the random
variable Y. HHH
HHT
HTH
HTT
THH
THT
TTH
TTT
Sample space = { HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT,

THH, THT, TTH, TTT}

Y = { 0, 1, 2, 3}
Example 3. Two balls are drawn in
succession without replacement from a
box containing 5 red balls and 6 blue
balls. Let Z be the random variable
representing the number of blue balls .
Find the value s of the random variable Z

Sample space = {RR, RB, BR, BB}


Z= {0, 1, 2}
Practice. Write all the possible
values of each random variable.
1. X: Number of even number
outcomes in a roll of a die
X = {2, 4, 6}
2. Y: Weight (in mg) of a powder
that does not exceed 80mg
{0<Y 80}
3. Z: Scores of a student in a
10- item test
Z = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
4. The product of two numbers
taken from 2 boxes 0 to 5
BOX 1 BOX 2
1 0 2 1 0 2
4 3 4 3
5 5
TYPES OF RANDOM VARIABLE
Discrete Random Variable – it has a
finite number of elements or infinite but
can be represented by a whole number.
Examples:
1. number of heads obtained when
tossing a coin thrice
2. the number of siblings a person have
3. the number of student’s present in a
classroom at a given time.
Continuous Random Variable – it has
infinite number of elements and cannot
be presented by whole numbers.

Examples:
1. time of person can hold his/her breathe
2. the height or weight of a person
3. Body temperature
Classify each random variable as
discrete or continuous
1. X: Number of women among 10
newly hired teachers. Discrete
2. Y: Height (in inches) of a randomly
selected adult male Continuous
3. Z: Number of car accidents among
8 selected cities Discrete
4. A:Amount of rainfall(in mm) in the
different cities in Metro Manila Continuous
5. B:Number of gifts received by 20 students
during Christmas season Discrete
6. C: Weight (in grams) of 8 randomly
selected Math books. Continuous
7. D: Cost ( rounded to the nearest Php) of a
statistics book. Discrete
QUIZ 1 1WHOLE YELLOW PAD
COPY AND ANSWER

A.Classify each random variable as discrete or


continuous.

1. Number of facebook likes


2. Number of female among 6 nurses
3. The amount of milk obtained from a cow
4. Average temperature (in ⁰C) in Baguio City
for the past 5 days.
5. Number of eggs a hen lays
6.Your weight before breakfast
each morning
7. The amount of gasoline needed to
drive your car 200 miles.
8. The number of ships in Pearl
harbor on any given day.
9. The distance your car travels on a
tank of gas
10.The number of students in a
Statitics class
B. Write all possible values of each
random variable
11. P: number of heads in 4 flips of a coin
12. R: throw a die once
13. O: number of female among 6 nurses
14. B: number of odd number outcome in a

roll of a die
15. A: the probability (in % ) of raining
today

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