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Learning Activity Sheets: Bongabon Senior High School

This document provides learning materials on random variables and probability distributions for statistics students. It defines random variables as numerical quantities assigned to experimental outcomes that can take discrete or continuous values. Discrete random variables have countable possible values while continuous variables can assume infinite values within intervals. Examples of each are given. The document then provides activities for students to classify random variables, construct probability distributions, and solve other problems related to random variables and probability distributions.

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Learning Activity Sheets: Bongabon Senior High School

This document provides learning materials on random variables and probability distributions for statistics students. It defines random variables as numerical quantities assigned to experimental outcomes that can take discrete or continuous values. Discrete random variables have countable possible values while continuous variables can assume infinite values within intervals. Examples of each are given. The document then provides activities for students to classify random variables, construct probability distributions, and solve other problems related to random variables and probability distributions.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division Of Nueva Ecija

BONGABON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Sininpit, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS


STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Quarter 1, Week 1

Random Variables and Probability Distributions

I. LEANING COMPETENCIES
a. Illustrate a random variable (discrete or continuous). M11/12SP-IIIa-1
b. Distinguish between a discrete and continuous random variable.
M11/12SPIIIa-2
c. Find possible values of a random variable. M11/12SP-IIIa-3
d. Illustrate a probability distribution for a discrete random variable and its
properties. M11/12SP-IIIa-4
e. Compute probabilities corresponding to a given random variable.
M11/12SP-IIIa-6

II. OBJECTIVES
a. Illustrate and distinguish a random variable whether it is discrete or continuous
b. Find possible values of random variable
c. Illustrate a probability distribution for a discrete rando variables and its properies
d. Compute probabilities corresponding to a given random variable

III. KEY CONCEPT

Definition 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 variable depends on change.

Note! We use capital letters to represent a random variable.

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Discrete and Continuous Random Variable

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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.

Examples: Discrete Random Continuous Random Variable


Variable
Number of pens in a box Amount of antibiotics in the vial
Number of ants in a colony Length of electric wires
Number of ripe bananas in a basket Voltage of car batteries
Number of COVID 19 positive cases Weight of newborn in the hospital
in Hermosa, Bataan
Number of defective batteries Amount of sugar in a cup of coffee

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IV. ACTIVITIES

Part 1: Direction: Complete the table below by constructing and illustrating the probability
distribution of the following:

1. Example 3
2. Example 4

Part 2: Direction: Answer the following in 2-3 sentences only.

1. How do you describe a discrete random variable?


2. How do you describe a continuous random variable?
3. Give three examples of discrete random variable.
4. Give three examples of continuous random variable.
5. What do you notice about the probability values of random variable in each
probability distribution?

V. ASSESSMENT

A. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. If three coins are tossed, which is NOT a possible value of the random variable for
the number of tails?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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
3. 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

X 3 4 5
P(X) 1/3 ¼ 1/5

4. How many ways can a "double" come out when you roll two dice?
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
5. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the outcome of an experiment.
A. random variable
B. variable
C. probability
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D. probability distribution

B. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous.

______________________1. The weight of the professional boxers.


______________________2. The number of defective COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kit 24.
______________________3. The area of lots in an exclusive subdivision .
______________________4. The number of recovered patients of COVID-19 per province .
______________________5. The number of students with Academic Excellence in a school per
district.

C. Determine the values of the random variables in each of the following distributions.

1. Two coins are tossed. Let H be the number of tails that occur. Determine the values of
the random variable H.
2.
2. A meeting of envoys was attended by 4 Koreans and 2 Filipinos. If three envoys were
selected at random one after the other, determine the values of the random variable K
representing the number of Koreans.

D. Construct the probability distribution of the situation below:

Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from an urn containing 5 white balls
and 6 black balls. Let B be the random variable representing the number of black balls.
Construct the probability distribution of the random variable B.

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REFERENCE:

Books
Belecina, R. R., Baccay, E. S., & Mateo, E. B. (2016).
Statistics and Probability. Rex Book Store.
Ocampo, J. J., & Marquez, W. G. (2016). Senior High Conceptual Math & Beyond Statistics and
Probability. Brilliant Creations Publishing, Inc.

Website
britannica.com. (2021). Retrieved from Britannica:
https://www.britannica.com/science/statistics/Random-variables-andprobability-distributions
courses.lumenlearning.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from lumen Boundless Statistics:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-statistics/chapter/discreterandom-variables/

Prepared by:

IVAN JOHNSON M. MORENO


Teacher II

Checked by:

CONCORDIA I. VILLASIS
Master Teacher II- Academic Group Head

PATRIA P. ROBLES, PhD


Assistant School Principal II

Approved:

MELBA JOY B. TALENS


School Principal II

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