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Random Variables

Definition: Random variable: A random variable is a real valued


function whose domain is the sample space and is denoted by X.

Eg. Let X be the number of heads in tossing a coin three


times.

Then the sample space S of this experiment is


Now,

AND

There fore X takes the values 0, 1, 2 or 3.


For the same random experiment, if we define a new
random variable Y as , then

and
.
The range of .
Probability Distribution of a Random Variable:
For the example-1 given above,

X 0 1 2 3
P(X)

Also, here we can observe that,


Definition: The probability distribution of a
random variable X is the system of numbers
. . .
. . .

Where
Example 1: Two cards are drawn successively with
replacement from a well- shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find
the probability distribution of the number of aces.
Solution: Clearly the number of aces is a random variable, let it be X.

Clearly X can take the values 0, 1 or 2.

Since the draws are done with replacement, therefore, the two draws form independent
experiments.
Thus, the Probability distribution is
X 0 1 2
P(X)

144 24 1
∑ 𝑃 ( 𝑋 )= 169 + 169 + 169 =1
1.The random variable X has a probability distribution P(X) of the
following form, where k is some number. (19/1/1) (2M)

Determine the value of k.


HOME ASSIGNMENT
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4

1. Let X be a random variable which assumes values such that

Find the probability distribution of X.


(2019/3/1) (2M)

2. Two balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 2 red balls and
3 blue balls, without replacement. Let the variable X denotes the
number of red balls. Find the probability distribution of X.
(22/T2/2M)
Thank you

Ravi Kumar Kolli


PGT, Mathematics
PM Shri KV NFR Rangiya

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