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Random Variables

The document discusses random variables and provides examples to illustrate discrete and continuous random variables. It defines key terms like random variable, discrete random variable, and continuous random variable. It presents examples like the number of tails that come from tossing two coins and the number of red balls drawn from a basket containing red and white balls. The document also includes practice problems and an assessment to test understanding of random variables.

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Random Variables

The document discusses random variables and provides examples to illustrate discrete and continuous random variables. It defines key terms like random variable, discrete random variable, and continuous random variable. It presents examples like the number of tails that come from tossing two coins and the number of red balls drawn from a basket containing red and white balls. The document also includes practice problems and an assessment to test understanding of random variables.

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RANDOM

VARIABLES
Shiela Mae C. Gatchalian​
OBJECTIVES
1. Illustrate a random variable (discrete or continuous). M11/12SP-
IIIa-1
2. Distinguish between a discrete and continuous random variable.
M11/12SPIIIa-2
3. Find possible values of a random variable. M11/12SP-IIIa-3
NUMERACY TEST
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PERFORM THE INDICATED


OPERATIONS
Drill:
• 5+3=?
• 5 + (-3) = ?
• (-5) + (-3) = ?
• (-5) x (-3) = ?
• (12) × (5)=?
• (- 5) × (7)=?
• (-9) ÷ (-3)=?
• (-18) ÷ (3)=?
1. Sum of two positive integers is a positive integer. True or False?
2. What is the sum of first five positive integers?
3. What is the product of first five positive odd integers?
4. Plot the integers from -10 to +10 on the number line.
Random Variables 6

LIKE OR UNLIKE
Direction: Identify whether the given situation is countable or
measurable. Write LIKE if it is countable and UNLIKE if it is
measurable.
1.number of notebooks in the bag
2. amount of salt needed to bake a loaf of bread
3. number of students who got an average grade of 85 and above
4. the capacity of an auditorium
5. length of blackboard
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Random Variables 8

Identify whether the given experiment involves a discrete random variable or a


continuous random variable.
Examples
1. Getting the temperature of a patient admitted in a hospital.
Answer: continuous
2. Collecting data about the weights of students in a certain school.
Answer: continuous
3. The number of patients admitted in the hospital due to COVID-19.
Answer: discrete
4. The number of no work, no pay workers in a certain municipality caused by pandemic.
Answer: discrete
5. The number of families that are members of 4P’s in Quezon.
Answer: discrete
EXAMPLES
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EXAMPLE 1
Suppose two coins are tossed and we are interested to
determine the number of tails that will come out. Let
us use T to represent the number of tails that will
come out. Determine the values of the random
variable T.
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Random Variables 13

EXAMPLE 2
A basket contains 10 red balls and 4 white balls. If
three balls are taken from the basket one after the
other, determine the possible values of the random
variable R representing the number of red balls.
Random Variable 16

APPLICATION
A basket contains 10 red balls and 4 white balls.
If three balls are taken from the basket one after
the other, determine the possible values of the
random variable W representing the number of
WHITE balls.
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Definitions of Random Variable
A random variable is a result of chance event, that
you can measure or count.
A random variable is a numerical quantity that is
assigned to the outcome of an experiment. It 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.
Random Variable 19

DEFINITION OF TERMS
 Discrete and Continuous Random
Variable A random variable may be
classified as discrete and continuous.
 A discrete random variable has a
countable number of possible values.
 A continuous random variable can
assume an infinite number of values in
one or more intervals.
Random Variables 20

ASSESSMENT
1. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the
outcome of an experiment.
A. random variable
B. variable
C. probability
D. probability distribution
Random Variables 21

ASSESSMENT
2. Which of the following is a discrete random
variable?
A. Length of electrical wires
B. Number of pencils in a box
C. Amount of sugar used in a cup of coffee
D. Voltage of car batteries
Random Variables 22

ASSESSMENT
3. A discrete random variable are variables that can
assume a finite or countable number of values. Which of
the following is an example of a discrete random variable?
(Understanding)
A. Amount of water in a pail
B. A person’ s height each year
C. A person’s weight on each birthday
D. Number of cars manufactured in a factory each day
Random Variables 23

ASSESSMENT
4. x is the time it takes a chef to cook a specific dish, is a continuous
random variable. Why do you think the variable x in the statement
becomes continuous? (Evaluating)
A. The variable x is continuous because it takes a range of values
B. The variable x is continuous because it takes an integral value
C. The variable x is continuous because it takes a countable value.
D. The variable x is continuous because it takes a specific
numerical value
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ASSESSMENT
5. Which formula gives the probability distribution
shown by the table?
A. P(X) = X
B. P(X) = 1/X
C. P(X) = X/3
D. P(X) = X/5
THANK YOU!

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