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This module helps understand random variables and distinguishing between discrete and continuous random variables. It discusses tossing coins and the outcomes, defines random variables, and gives examples of discrete and continuous random variables.

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Module 1

This module helps understand random variables and distinguishing between discrete and continuous random variables. It discusses tossing coins and the outcomes, defines random variables, and gives examples of discrete and continuous random variables.

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11th Grade

STATISTICS &
PROBABILITY
MODULE 1
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
This module will help you understand the process
of illustrating random variables as well as
distinguishing between discrete and continuous
random variables. God bless and enjoy learning.
 Lesson 1 – Illustrate random variable (Discrete or
Continuous).
 Lesson 2 – Distinguish between a discrete and a
continuous random variable
Tossing a coin
Why do people normally
toss a coin?
What did you observe in
the results of tossing a
coin?
Tossing a coin
As you can see in one-
peso coin, it has Dr. Jose P.
Rizal on one side, which
we will call it as Head (H),
and the other side is the
Tail (T).
1. How many outcomes are there in
tossing 2 coins? 3 coins? 4 coins?
In tossing a coin, we observe that the
variable whose qualities are controlled by a
chance or the outcome of an experiment, that
variable called

RANDOM VARIABLE
Let’s begin with the idea of a random
variable. A random variable may be
confusing to you at first especially if
you associate it with the common
variables that we use in algebra. Let us
differentiate:
A random variable is a numerical
quantity that is assigned to the outcome of
an experiment. We use capital letters to
represent a random variable. In this manner,
a Random Variable is a numerical amount
that is derived from the results of an
arbitrary trial or experiment. The word
“random” is used often in everyday life.
Types of Random Variables:
At that point, recognize the two types
of arbitrary factors. These are the
discrete and continuous random
variables.
Discrete Random Variables are
variables can take on a finite number of distinct
values. Examples are number of heads acquired
while flipping a coin three times, the number of kin
an individual has, the number of students present
in a study hall at a given time, and so forth.
You can change the experiment to just flipping a
coin twice to make things simpler. Here, the
outcomes will be only four: HH, HT, TH, and TT. In
addition, the possible values of X are 0, 1, and 2.
Continuous Random Variables,
then again, are random variables that
take an interminably uncountable
number of potential values, regularly
measurable amounts. Examples are the
height or weight of an individual, the time
an individual takes for an individual to
wash, time, temperature, item thickness,
length, age, etc.
Example 6. Brand Z is a company that manufactures
batteries. They record the number of defective
batteries that are contained in each box before it is
sent out for delivery. If X is the number of defective
batteries per box, then what type of random variable
is X?
Solution. X is a discrete random variable, and X
can be a set {0, 1, 2, …, n} where n is the total
number of batteries in each box.
Example 7. Suppose Brand Z in example number 6
wants to check the average life span of their
batteries. If Y is the average number of days that
each battery lasts, then what can you conclude about
the variable Y?
We can conclude from above, that Y is a
continuous random variable. It may be assigned time
intervals that corresponds to each battery’s life span
Classify the following random variables as DISCRETE or
CONTINUOUS.
1. Length of a cell phone charger
2. Number of gadgets in a household
3. Count of words encoded per minute
4. Amount of water consumed per day
5. Sum of burgers sold in a day
6. Amount of time needed to boil a liquid
7. Number of channels in a cable TV
8. Daily count of visitors in a mall
9. Distance between two barangays
10. Total area of a rice field

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