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Random Variables and Probability Distributions

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BSRVVUIAWBVOVOYHOVCeCecrvrewec@eseseesesesese AnaNodO™ vor:aeies And Peo pBaBtrity orstT RI BYTIO NS RANDOM VARIABLES Element - iS the source of relevant information or dato, i.€., an individual, entity, population unit Variable - is the characterise Or property of the element fondom Variable - 0 variable being measured +0 produce numerical observations associated wit, the random outcomes oF chance experiment ~ the dato or information +at are numerical in nature - ther@ are twO +ypes of random vanables- © piscrere Rondom variables + the observed numerical values Are produced by counting and assume whol€ numbers on[. 7 key words ore fuantity “and “number oF” ® continuous fandom Variables - the observed numerical values are results oF measuring and m +0Ke on any number contained within “any numerical interugls 9 can b€ a frach'on or deci tl Categorical / Quait@hy® variable - ar€ the datO shat are written in words or phrases * There are continuous random vanables whith can also ve considered as dicrete random variables . or vice versa, depending on how it was started, FROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLE ASS cram Experiment > Rolling a pie Suppose you roll a di@ 20 4imes, thee are 20 4otal numbers of outcomes. Meaning th€ total number of occurrences (N) in the experiment is 20 observations [N+ 20]. From the Jable, the number of times the possible outcome “2” has occured ((x:NJ is 7 or 1¢2):77. Probability of Occurrtnce - js the chance a value wil appear, usually determined by dividing thé number of occurrences associgted ¥> the value ix)” by the otal number of occurrences. 7 Are represented in frachOns 7 In te experiment, we get Go, Probability mass function for this random varidble is given by? p(y) = iad ra Frobability pistfibution of ~folling a di€ 20 Himes” Experiment q Vores 86 8Ondom | wumber bccurcences atl oor) q i 3 720 0.18 1 7 "120, 0.35 q 3 4 “lao or ‘I5 9.20 4 3 0.15 4 i 4 4140 o¢ ‘Io 0.10 6 I "7210 0.05 4 KF 40 Epix) 2 1 4 Now, to present q probability distribution ‘rap Wally we Can use @ histogram : is 9 graphical display of data uling bars of 4 different heights (similar +e bor graphs) * when creating a histogram, she data should be complete q * fo. construct a histogram, do she following = © assign the probability values on the vertvadl tine. 4 © Assign the possible ‘sutcomes of the discrete random yareOble (1 on the. horizontal line, © plot we dota by creating bors. _ ‘ % Through +he histogram , we Con determine if tne probability # distribution iS normal or not normal 4 4A property of Normal bisteioUtion . when you divide { we graph in +he center, it should be ¢ymmétrcal. ' MEAN, VARIANCE, AND STANDARO EVIATION OF A DISCRETE BareiaSriON Formulas 5 fopulation mean: b Population variance : o pews rey ' Standard peviahon » o re ¢ 1 Rest Column - the values (x) oF 4h random vanble ‘ 2) Second Column - its corresponding probobitiwes PLx) 4 3) third column - get the Population Mean by multiplying thet t the x and pL¥), and then add all values +9 get +he total 4 4) Fourth column - Subtract dhe value of x& Cist eblumn) 40 e #€ population mean ¢ p) 4 3) Fifth column - square the values in the 4th column ¥ #) Sivth Column - Multiply the volues in +e Sth column and PLA = Population Wariance . add all dhe products (oth column) ~ sandard deviation + find +h square root of the PopuloHitn variance Pa CaO OT a Pa

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