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RANDOM VARIABLES AND PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

(1) Illustrates a random variable (discrete and continuous) & ( 2) Distinguish


between a discrete and a continuous random variable

Discrete variable – Finite number of possible values


Examples:
- Score of a student on a quiz
- The number of dropouts in a school district for 10 years
- The number of voters favoring a candidate
- Number of eggs a hen lays
Continuous variable -Infinitely uncountable numbers of possible values
Examples:
- How long students ate
- Amount of paint utilized in a building project
- The number of deaths per year

3. Finds the possible values of a random variable


Example: Suppose three coins are tossed. Let X be the random variable
representing the number of heads that will occur. Find the values of the random
variable X.

H = head T = tail
4. Illustrates a probability distribution for a discrete random variable and its
properties
Properties of Discrete Probability Distribution
- The probability of each value of a discrete random variable is between 0 and 1
inclusive. 0 ≤ p (x) ≤ 1
- The sum of all probabilities is 1 ∑P(x) = 1

5. Construct the probability mass function of a discrete random variable and its
corresponding histogram
The probability Distribution of a Discrete Random Variable
- A Discrete probability distribution is a listing of all possible values of a discrete
random variable along with their corresponding probabilities
- It is represented in tabular, graphical/ Histogram or formula form

Steps in getting the probability of each value of the random variable:


1. Assign letters that will represent each outcome
2. Determine the sample space (possible outcomes)
3. Count the number of the value of the random variable
4. Given the total possible values of the random variable, assign probability values
to each value of the random variable
6. Computes probabilities corresponding to a given random variable

7. Illustrates the mean and variance of a discrete random variable & (8.)
Calculates the mean and variance of a discrete random variable
- The mean is considered as a measure of the central location of a random variable.
It is the weight average of the values that random variable X can take, with weight
provided by the probability distribution
- The Expected Value or Mean Value of a discrete random variable x is can be
computed by first multiplying each possible x value by the probability of obsercing
that value and then addin the resulting quantities. Symbolically,

E(X) = µx = X1 * P(X1) * P(X2) + … + Xn * P(Xn) = ∑X * P(X)


(9). Interprets the mean and variance of a discrete random variable & (10).
Solves problems involving mean and variance of probability distributions

NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS

11. Illustrates normal random variables and their characteristics


12. Construct a normal curve
13. Identifies regions under the normal curve corresponding to different
14. Converts normal random variable to a standard normal variable and vice versa.

SAMPLING AND SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Illustrates random sampling


2. Distinguish between parameter and statistic

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