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Acas Stat Prob SLA Q3 Week 1 Day 1

The document discusses discrete and continuous random variables. It provides examples of discrete random variables, like the number of heads in a coin toss, and continuous random variables, like a person's height. Students are asked to classify random variables as discrete or continuous, such as the number of defective computers produced by a manufacturer being discrete while the amount of sugar in a cup of coffee is continuous.

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Acas Stat Prob SLA Q3 Week 1 Day 1

The document discusses discrete and continuous random variables. It provides examples of discrete random variables, like the number of heads in a coin toss, and continuous random variables, like a person's height. Students are asked to classify random variables as discrete or continuous, such as the number of defective computers produced by a manufacturer being discrete while the amount of sugar in a cup of coffee is continuous.

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NAME: ________________________________________________ SCORE:

____________
YR. & SECTION: _______________________________ Day 1
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY

Q3Wk1 Illustrates a random variable (discrete and continuous) (M11/12SP-


IIIa-1), distinguishes between a discrete and a continuous random variable
(M11/12SP-IIIa-2) and finds the possible values of a random variable Therefore, the possible values of X are: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
(M11/12SP-IIIa-3). and 12.

Specific Objectives for the Day: EXERCISES A:


1. Articulates the meaning of a random variable; Suppose three cell phones are tested at random where D represent
2. illustrates a random variable (discrete and continuous); the defective cell phone and N represent the non-defective cell
3. distinguishes between a discrete and a continuous random variable phone. Let X represents the number of defective cell phones that
and finds the possible values of a random variable occur, show the values of the random variable X.

References: Answer:
Statistics and Probability by Belecina, Baccay & Mateo and Elementary
Statistics (CSM-MSU-IIT

Development of the Lesson:


Therefore, the possible values of X are: 0, 1, 2 and 3.
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF A RANDOM VARIABLE
1 Discrete Probability Distribution
Performance Task A:
Problem: A shipment of five computers contains that are slightly
Definition (Random Variable) defective. If a retailer receives three of these computers at random, list
A random variable is a function whose value is a real the elements of the sample space S using the letters D and N for
number determined by each element in the sample space – the set of defective and non-defective computers, respectively. To each sample
all possible outcomes of an experiment and is denoted by S. point, assign a value x of the random variable X representing the number
of computers purchased by the retailer which are slightly defective.
(Hint: Follow the solution of the example given.)
Simple Recall: List the sample space of the following experiments.
Experiment Sample Space Tree Diagram:
1. Tossing three coins. S={HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT,
THH, THT, TTH, TTT}
2. Rolling a die and tossing S={1H, 1T, 2H, 2T, 3H, 3T, Tabular Form:
a coin simultaneously. 4H, 4T, 5H, 5T, 6H, 6T}
3. Drawing a spade from a S={12 SPADES}={ace of
deck of cards. spades, 2 of spades,…,jack of Conclusion:
spades, queen of spades, king
of spades}
4. Getting a defective item S={DD, DN, ND}
Evaluation A:
when two items are randomly
Problems:
selected from a box of two
1. Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from
defective and three non-defective
an urn containing 5 red balls and 6 blue balls. Let Z be the
items.
random variable representing the number of blue balls. Find
5. Drawing a card greater S={8, 9, 10, J, Q, K of the four
the values of the random variable Z.
than 7 from a deck of cards. different suits (hearts, clubs,
2. Four coins are tossed. Let Y be the random variable
diamonds and spades)}={24 all
representing the number of heads that occur. Find the values of
in all}
the random variable Y.
Remark:
(Hint: Follow the solution of the example given.)
Capital letters like X, Y, or Z are used to denote a random 1.
variable.
Tree Diagram:
Examples:
1. A coin is tossed 3 times. Let X be the random variable
denoting the number of heads. Find the values of the random Tabular Form:
variable X.
Solution:
Tree Diagram: Conclusion:
2.

Tree Diagram:

Tabular Form:

Conclusion:

Tabular Form:

Conclusion:
Therefore, the possible values of X are: 0, 1, 2 and 3.
Definition (Discrete/Continuous Random Variable)
2. A pair of dice is rolled. Let Y be the random variable denoting If a random variable takes only a finite number of values
the sum of the points on the upturned faces of the dice. Find or if the set of possible outcomes is countable, then it is called
the values of the random variable Y. discrete random variable. Otherwise, if it takes on any value in a
Solution: continuous scale then it is called continuous random variable.
Some examples of discrete random variables:
1. Number of hearts drawn from a deck of playing cards.
2. Number of heads in 3 tosses of a fair coin.
3. Number of persons in a city objecting to a new ordinance
Some examples of continuous random variable:
1. Weight of persons
2. Height of a person
3. Percentage of the students passed the exam
4. Income/Money

Evaluation B:
Classify the following random variables as discrete random variable or
continuous random variable.
1. The number of defective computers produced by a
manufacturer
2. The weight of newborns each year in a hospital
3. The number of siblings in a family of a region
4. The amount of paint utilized in a building project
5. The number of dropout in a school district for a period of 10
years
6. The speed of a car
7. The number of female athletes
8. The time needed to finish the test
9. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee
10. The number of people who are playing LOTTO each day
11. The number of accidents per year at an intersection
12. The number of voters favoring a candidate
13. The number of bushels of apples per hectare this year
14. The number of patient arrivals per hour at a medical clinic
15. The average amount of electricity consumed per household per
month

Answers of Evaluation B:
1. ________________________ 9. ____________________
2. ________________________10. ___________________
3. ________________________11. ___________________
4. ________________________12. ___________________
5. ________________________13. ___________________
6. ________________________14. ___________________
7. ________________________15. ___________________
8. ________________________

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