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Suppose three cell phones are tested at random. We want to find out the
number of defective cell phones that occur.
1. What is the experiment?
2. When one cell phone is being tested what could be the possible
C. Presenting examples/ characteristic?
instances of the new 3. What are the elements of the sample space in one cell phone?
lesson 4. Is the second cell phone characteristic dependent on the first cell phone
tested?
5. Is the third cell phone characteristic dependent on the second cell phone
tested?
6. What are the elements of the sample space in three cell phones?
7. List the possible outcomes when three cell phones are tested at random.
8. How did you find the activity?
9. What new knowledge did you learn from the activity?.
The teacher discusses with the students the process of arriving at the answer to
D. Discussing new concepts the activity. Furthermore, he/she facilitates the drawing of answers to the
and practicing new skills questions from the students in a manner that is interactive. This can be done by
#1 asking other students to react to the answers given by one student. The teacher
emphasizes the proper listing of possible outcomes in an experiment.
E. Discussing new concepts Suppose three cell phones are tested at random. We want to find out the
and practicing new skills number of defective cell phones that occur. Thus, for each outcome in the
#2 sample space, we shall assign a value. These are 0, 1, 2, or 3. If there is no
defective cell phone, we assign the number 0; if there is 1 defective cell phone,
we assign the number 1; if there are two defective cell phones, we assign the
number 2; and 3, if there are two defective cell phones. The possible values of
this random variable are 0,1,2,3.
(see attachment for the illustration)
Given the values of the possible outcomes, the teacher will now show the
probability distribution of that given random variable.
Prepared by:
Which of the following shows a discrete probability distribution? If it is not a discrete probability
distribution, identify the property or properties that are not satisfied.
1)
x 0 1 2 3
P(x) 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
2)
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
3)
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.40 0.05
4)
x 0 1 2
P(x) 1/3 1/4 0
5)
x 0 1 2
P(x) 1.1 0.01 0.08
Answer key:
1) Probability distribution
2) Probability distribution
3) Probability distribution
4) Not a probability distribution; one probability is equal to 0; sum not equals to 1
5) Not a probability distribution; one probability is greater than one; sum not equals to 1