RANDOM VARIABLES
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, learners are able
to;
Define Random variable
Determine whether the random variable is
discrete or continuous variable and
Engage actively to class discussion
Look at the picture below. What do you notice based on the
pictures in the two boxes?
number of
people
"Like or Unlike".
Direction: Identify whether the given situation is countable or
measurable.
1. number of notebooks in the bag
2. amount of salt needed to bake a loaf of bread
3. number of students who got an average grade of 85 and above
4. the weight of an apple
5. length of blackboard
6. number of beads when flipping three coins
7. number of students present
8. time it takes to get to school
9. distance traveled between classes
10. students' grade level Do you understand the instruction?
RANDOM VARIABLE
Two types of random variable
• DISCRETE RANDOM
VARIABLE
• CONTINUOUS RANDOM
VARIABLE
RANDOM VARIABLE
-random variable is a result of chance event that you can measure or
count. It is also numerical quantity that is derived from the outcomes of a
random experiment. Random variables is denoted by upper case
letter.
Examples of Random Variables are tossing coin, number of a customers
in a coffe shop and height of certain species of plants.
How to solve?
PROBLEM; Suppose two coins are
tossed and we are interested to
determine The number of the tails will
come out. Determine the Values of.
Random variable T.
FISH BOWL; LET’S HAVE
AN EXPIREMENT!
Mechanics: Each group will have one
representative to draw a paper strip from the
fishbowl, and then each group will have three
minutes to answer the problem written on the
paper strip. Afterward, each group will assign a
member to present the answer.
TWO TYPES OF
RANDOM VARIABLE
• DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES
• CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLE
DISCRETE VARIABLE
Discrete variable are countable in a finite
amount of time.
• assumes values that can be counted
For ex; number of books in the library
number of students in a class
number of shoes
CONTINUOUS VARIABLE
is a variable that takes values on a
continuous scale. This happens when the
set of possible outcomes from an
experiment cannot be counted, but can
me measured such as height and weight.
Example: the weight of a person measured in kg.
• the volume of milk produced by a cow
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
In a sheet of paper write as many as you can an
example of discrete and continuous variable. ( 2
mins only)
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
#3
A researcher is conducting an experiment on the
effects of music on plant growth. She has multiple
groups of plants composed of five plants each. On
the 7th day of her experiment, she measures the
following heights for Group 1 of her plants: 9 in., 11
in., 9 in., 13 in., and 8 in. Find the mean, median,
and mode of this data set.
Mean: 10 in. Median: 9 in. Mode: 9 in.
DEVELOPING MASTERY!
Directions: In a 1/4 sheet of paper. Determine whether the
given variable is Discrete or Continous. Write D for discrete
and C for continuous.
• The number of boys in the classroom.
• The weight of your crush
• The number of students who hate math
• height of the tree
• Usual number of messages in the messenger.
ANSWERS:
• D
• C
• D
• C
• D
APPLICATION
Suppose Maria roll a single dice and she is
interested in determining how many times the
number 4 will come up. Determine the values of
Random variable F.
ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
GENERALIZATION
WHAT IS RANDOM VARIABLE?
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF
RANDOM VARIABLE?
EVALUATION
How can we determine if a
variable is a discrete or
continuous variable?
ASSIGNMENT
Understanding Possible Values of Random Variables.
Answer the following questions: Two cards are drawn from a deck.
How many possible values can each of the following variables take?
• sum of the numbers on the cards
• number of times both cards are black
• Number of times both cards are 7s
THANK YOU!
GROUP 3
PERE, ARLEEN JOY M.
POSADAS LESTER
PARAISO JANE ABEGAIL
PELENO DAINO
PEDROSA PAUL BERNARD
