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Subject : STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Lesson Title : Illustrating a Probability Distribution for a Discrete Random Variable
Lesson Competency : To illustrate a probability distribution for a discrete random variable
and its properties. (M11/12SP-IIIa-4)
References : Statistics and Probability pages 9, 15-16 LAS No.: 3.3
CONCEPT NOTES
A discrete probability distribution or a probability mass function consists of the
values a random variable can assume and the corresponding probabilities of the
values.
Properties of a Probability Distribution
1. The probability of each value of the random variable must be between or equal
to 0 and 1. In symbol, we write it as 0≤𝑃(𝑋)≤1.
2. The sum of the probabilities of all values of the random variable must be equal
to 1. In symbol, we write it as Σ 𝑃(𝑋) = 1.

Examples:
A. Find the probability of the following events:
1. Getting an even number in a single roll of a die.
Answer: ½ since there are 3 even numbers in a die.
2. Getting a red ball from a box containing 3 red and 6 black balls.
Answer: since there are 3 out of 9 balls from a box
1
3
B. Determine whether the distribution represents a probability distribution.
X 1 5 8
P(X) 1 1 1
3 3 3
Answer: It is a probability distribution because the total or the sum of P(X) is
equal to 1.
EXERCISES:
A. Find the probability of the following events:
1. Getting an odd number in a single roll of a die.
2. Getting a tail in tossing a coin.
B. Determine whether the distribution represents a probability distribution.
X 1 3 4 6 8 9
P(X) 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 6 6