LESSON 1 and 2

COMPETENCY: DISTINGUISH DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLE

CODE: M11/12SP-IIIa-1 and IIIa-2

Activity:

Anton, a grade 11 student in St. Patrick School joins the try

out for varsity team in basketball. He wants to prove that his

height of 5’3 will not be a hindrance for being accepted in

the varsity team. He was able to shoot the ball outside the 3-

point area 5 times out of 10 attempts. Do you think Anton will

become a varsity player? Why or Why not?

MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS

A variable is a quantity whose value changes

A discrete variable is a variable whose value is obtained by counting.

Examples: number of students present students’ sections

number of red balls in a jar
number of heads when flipping 3 coins

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A continuous variable is a variable whose value is obtained by
measuring.
Examples: height of students in class
Weight of students in class
Time it takes to get to school
A random variable is a variable whose value is a numerical outcome of
a random phenomenon.

 A random variable is denoted with a capital letter

 The probability distribution of a random variable x
tells what the possible values of X and how
probabilities are assigned to those values.
 A random variable can be discrete or continuous.

Activity: My Ideal Basketball Player

Materials: tape measure, empty tin can, ping pong balls

Procedures:

1. Measure the height of each member in the group.

2. Get the length of an arm when it is stretched.
3. Make a jump shot and measure its height from the ground.
4. Using an empty can and a ping pong ball, count the number of
shoot/missed made by each member considering the distance
of 5 meters away from the tin can. Each member will be given 5
attempts to shoot.
5. Record the results in table 1 below.

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 TABLE 1

Activities Member1 Member2 Member3 Member4 Member5

Height
Arm
stretched
Jump shot
No. of shoot
made
No. of missed
made

6. Record on table 2 the highest frequency for each activity and

you will arrive with characteristics of an Ideal Basketball Player.

TABLE 2
Activities Height Arm Jump No. of No. of
stretched shot shoot missed
made made

Guide Questions:

1. How were you able to get the results innos. 1,2 and 3?

2. Describe the data gathered in no. 4

3. Among the given activities, which are measurable? Countable?

4. Is there any member of the group who was able to obtain the
characteristics of an ideal basketball player?

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APPLICATION

Direction: Classify the following statements as Discrete or Continuous.

Justify your answer for each classification.

Number of siblings Cost of pair of shoes

Dimensions of lap top Class sections

Learners Reference Number Number of hours spent in social media

Bags of sugar Height of a giraffe

Electrical consumption Age of your mother

Weight of a new born baby Telephone bill

Class size Page number

Body temperature Jeepney fare

Height of a flag pole Daily allowance

Population of Grade 11 students BMI of a student

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