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MET # 3
Lesson # 2 Constructing Probability Distribution

Prerequisite Content-knowledge: Values of Random Variables

Prerequisite Skill: A good understanding in finding the values of random variables.

Prerequisites Assessment:

Pre-lesson Remediation Activity:

For Students with Insufficient Level on Prerequisite Content-knowledge and/or Skill(s): Provide reading materials and additional exercise and provide feedback on the pre-assessment.
Tossing Three Coins
Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Y be the random variable representing the number of tails that occur. Find the values of the random variable Y. Complete the table below.

For Students with Fairly Sufficient Level on Prerequisite Content-knowledge and/or Skill(s): Conduct a short group discussion and exercise on the areas the students find difficult and provide feedback on the
pre-assessment.
Drawing Balls from an Urn
Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement from an urn containing 5 red balls and 6 blue balls. Let Z be the random variable representing the number of blue balls. Find the values of the random variable Z.
Complete the table below.
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Introduction:
In this lesson, the students will learn on how to construct a probability distribution. They will enable to decide accordingly by assigning probabilities to all possible outcomes pertaining to the situation and then
evaluating the results.
The lesson will approximately run for 60 minutes and if the need arises the teacher can be reach through email or using the contact number 09xxxxxxxxxx.

Student’s Experiential Learning:

Formative Questions For students with strong internet connectivity For students with
Lesson presentation (PPT, interactive discussion), videos and/or other Lesson presentation (PPT, interactive discussion), videos and/or other
platforms) on the discussion of probability distribution. platforms) on the discussion of probability distribution.
Students can also download Statistics and Probability Quexbook at Students can also download Statistics and Probability Quexbook at
Playstore using their smartphones. Playstore using their smartphones.

Situation: Situation:
Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Y be the random variable Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Y be the random variable
representing the number of tails that occur. representing the number of tails that occur.
Chunk 1
What is a probability distribution?

Questions to ponder: Is it possible to find the probability of each of Questions to ponder: Is it possible to find the probability of each of
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the values of the random variable Y? the values of the random variable Y?

Number of Number of
Tails (Y) Tails (Y)
Probability Probability
(P) (P)

Example Example

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

Step 1: Step 1:
Determine the sample space. Let B represent the blue ball and R Determine the sample space. Let B represent the blue ball and R
represent the red ball. represent the red ball.

The sample space for this experiment is: The sample space for this experiment is:
S = {RR, RB, BR, BB} S = {RR, RB, BR, BB}

Step 2: Step 2:
Count the number of blue balls in each outcome in the sample space Count the number of blue balls in each outcome in the sample space
Chunk 2 and assign this number to this outcome. and assign this number to this outcome.
How do you construct a probability distribution?

Step 3: Step 3:
There are three possible values of the random variable Z representing There are three possible values of the random variable Z representing
the number of blue balls. These are 0, 1, and 2. Assign probability the number of blue balls. These are 0, 1, and 2. Assign probability
values P(Z) to each value of the random variable. values P(Z) to each value of the random variable.
The Probability Distribution or the Probability Mass Function of The Probability Distribution or the Probability Mass Function of
Discrete Random Variable Z Discrete Random Variable Z
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The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of the Discrete The Histogram for the Probability Distribution of the Discrete
Random Variable Z Random Variable Z

Synthesis: In this lesson, the students learned how to how to construct a probability distribution.

RUA of Student’s Learning

Suppose three cell phones are tested at random. Let D represent the defective cell phone and let N represent the non-defective cell phone. If we let X be the random variable for the number of defective cell phones,
construct the probability distribution of the random variable X. Draw the corresponding histogram for the probability distribution.

Post-lesson Remediation Activity

Construct the probability distribution for the random variables described in each of the following situations. Draw the corresponding histogram for each probability distribution.

Four coins are tossed. Let Z be the random variable representing the number of heads that occur. Find the values of the random variable Z.
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