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AND
PROBABILITY
Random
Variables
It is a function that associates
a real number with each
sample point in the sample
space.
Topic: Random Variables Week 7 | Third Quarter
It is denoted by a capital
letter (X).
TTH,THT,HTT 1
THH,HTH,HHT 2
HHH 3
Where:
n(X)= number of elements having the
same random variable
n(S)= total number of outcomes in the
experiment.
Topic: Random Variables Week 7 | Third Quarter
Probability
Distribution
Probability distribution presents
the possible values of a random
variable and its corresponding
probabilities in a table.
1 HTT,THT,TTH 3
P(X=1)=
8
2 HHT,HTH,THH 3
P(X=2)=
8
1
3 HHH P(X=3)=
8
1 3
P(X=1)=
8
2 3
P(X=2)=
8
1
3 P(X=3)=
8