Statistics

and
Probability

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IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING. CHOOSE FROM THE WORD POOL
BELOW

SAMPLE SPACE EXPERIMENT EVENT

FRACTION PROBABILITY PERCENTAGE

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Rebus puzzle

inic

RANDOM
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VARIABLES
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 RANDOM
VARIABLES
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 OBJECTIVES
DEFINE RANDOM VARIABLE
ILLUSTRATE RANDOM VARIABLE

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A DISCRETE

AND CONTINOUS RANDOM VARIABLE
FIND THE POSSIBLE VALUES OF A
RANDOM VARIABLE

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GUESS ME!
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 DISCRETE CONTINOUS

MISTAKES PER PAGE

THE THICKNESS OF A BOOK
THE NUMBER OF WATER
BOTTLED IN A BOX
YOUR HEIGHT
NUMBER OF WORDS IN AN
DISCRETE – CAN ASSUME A COUNTABLE NUMBER OF VALUES
ESSAY
CONTINOUS - HAVE AN INFINITE CONTINUUM OF POSSIBLE VALUES

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 RANDOM VARIABLE
➢ Is a variable that assumes numerical values associated
with the random outcomes of an experiment, where one
(and only one) numerical value is assigned to each
sample point
➢ Is the result of a chance event, that you can MEASURE
or COUNT

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 Do I still have a
place in your heart?

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AM I BELONG?

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BELONG NOT BELONG

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Am I belong? (let’s exercIse)

Number of Number of
push ups you days in a
can do in week you
five minutes exercise

Amount of Number of
calories burn steps for a
after an 15-minute
exercise walk

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Am I belong?(science matters)
How long does
How fast can the virus that
a sneeze causes COVID-19
spread germs? last on
surfaces?

Stay at least 1 Number of

meter distance ways a virus
to avoid contact may be
with droplets
transmitted

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Am I belong?(Ict versIon)
Time before
Distance
you receive
reach by wi-
an email from
fi connection
your
colleague

Length of cable
Number of
from the server
to working emails sent
station in a day.

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Am I belong?(roadtrip)
The number of
The volume of
motorists
gasoline in
that gas up
an Aerox 155
today
motorcycle

The length of
The distance
time between
travelled with a
full tank motorists in
motorcycle a gasoline
station

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Am I belong?(About me)

I weigh 56
I am 150 cm.
kgs.
tall

My foot
I have 2
wonderful sons measures 9
inches.

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 Summary

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 ASSIGNMENT
Give at least 5
examples of a
DISCRETE AND
CONTINUOUS
VARIABLES
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 RANDOM
VARIABLES
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 OBJECTIVES
DEFINE RANDOM VARIABLE
ILLUSTRATE RANDOM VARIABLE

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A DISCRETE

AND CONTINOUS RANDOM VARIABLE
FIND THE POSSIBLE VALUES OF A
RANDOM VARIABLE

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 RANDOM VARIABLE
➢Is a variable that assumes numerical values
associated with the random outcomes of an
experiment, where one (and only one) numerical
value is assigned to each sample point

➢Is the result of a chance event, that you can

MEASURE or COUNT

➢We use uppercase letters to denote random

variables (X)

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Possible values of random variable
1. Tossing a coin. Name the random variable H.
H = {The number of HEADS that may
occur}
TOSS -1

H POSSIBLE POSSIBLE VALUES

VALUES OF
Tossing a
OUTCOMES (S) OF RANDOM
VARIABLE (T)
THE (T)
coin(EXPERIMENT H 1
)
T 0
T H = {0,1)
S = { H , T}

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Possible values of random variable
2. Tossing two coins. Name the random variable
T.
T = The number of Tails that may
occur.
TOSS -2
POSSIBLE
OUTCOMES (S)
POSSIBLE VALUES OF
RANDOM VARIABLE VALUES of
TOSS -1 H
(T)

Tossin H T HH 0
the (T)
g a
H HT
coin T 1
(experiment)
T TH 1
TT 2
T = {0,1,2)

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Possible values of random variable
3. Couple plans to have 3 children
POSSIBLE Random

G = the number of girls that OUTCOMES Variable (G)

couple may have BBB

BBG
0
1
BGB 1
BGG 2
GBB 1
GBG 2
GGB 2
GGG 3

G = {0,1,2,3)
Possible values of random variable
4. Rolling a die.

D = the number shown on a top face

D = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

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Possible values of random variable
5. Suppose two dice are tossed. Let X be the
sum of the scores on the two dice. Find the
values of the X.
X = {sum of the scores on the two dice}

X = {2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

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 Summary

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Seatwork 2 Possible
Outcomes
Possible
Values
1. An experiment
consists of tossing a
coin 4 times and
observing the sequence
of heads and tails. The
random variable X is
the number of heads in
the observed sequence

X = { _______________ }

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