Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
QUEZON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
M.L. TAGARAO STREET, IBABANG IYAM, LUCENA CITY

Statistics and Probability

Quarter 1
Practical Research 2

Most Essential Learning Competency:

 Illustrates a random variable (discrete and continuous).
 Distinguishes between a discrete and continuous variable.
 Finds the possible values of a random variable.
 Illustrates a probability distribution for a discrete random
variable and its properties.
 Random Variables
Illustrating a Random Variable
Distinguishing a Discrete and a Continuous Random Variable

Day 1 - 2 (In-Person)
Activity

• Get a coin.
• Flip it.
• What did you
get? Heads or
Tails?
Activity

• Flip it twice.
• What
combinations
did you get?
 Lesson Proper

RANDOM EXPERIMENT
An experiment / trial that can be repeated numerous times under
the same conditions.

Random Variables
 Lesson Proper

Random Variables
• A numerical amount that is derived from the results of an arbitrary
trial or experiment
• A Random Variable is a function that associates a real number with
each element in the sample space. It is a variable whose values are
determined by chance. Thus, in simple words, a Random Variable is a
numerical quantity that is derived from the outcomes of a random
experiment.
 Lesson Proper

Random Variables
EXPERIMENT RANDOM VARIABLE X
Record the number of hours an specific
The number of hours an specific student use
student use their mobile from 8:00 am to 5:00
their mobile from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
pm for the past three nights
Buying two trays of egg in the market Number of eggs in both trays
The weight of eggs in kilograms
Recording of the gender of family members in
The number of boys among the children
a family with three children
Students will prepare for a quiz in
How much time spends reviewing for this
Mathematics
quiz
Rolling a pair of dice Numbers appeared in a pair of dice
 Lesson Proper

Random Variables
Discrete Continuous
Random Variable Random Variable

(DepEd, 2020)
 Lesson Proper

DISCRETE
RANDOM A discrete random variable is a random
variable whose values represented by count
VARIABLE data. This happens when the set of possible
outcomes from an experiment can be
counted such as can be counted such as the
number of household in a barangay, thus
making the values of the random variable
countable just like whole numbers 0, 1, 2, 3.
 Lesson Proper

CONTINUOUS
RANDOM A continuous random variable is a random
variable that takes values on a continuous
VARIABLE scale. This happens when the set of possible
outcomes from an experiment cannot be
counted but can be measured such as
height of Grade 11 students. Continuous
random variables represent measured data
like height, weight and temperature.
Written Work #1
Classify whether the
given RANDOM
VARIABLE X are
DISCRETE or
CONTINUOUS.

1. DISCRETE

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ____________

5. ____________
 Written Activity 1
Direction: Classify whether the following random variables are DISCRETE or CONTINUOUS.
Write your answers on the space before each number. Copy and answer it on a 1 whole Sheet
of paper.
1. The number of deaths per year attributed to lung cancer.
2. The average amount of electricity consumed per household per month.
3. The number of patient arrivals per hour at a medical clinic.
4. The number of bushels of mangoes per hectare this year.
5. The number of voters favoring a candidate.
6. The number of people who are playing lotto this year.
7. The amount of sugar in a cup of coffee.
8. The time needed to finish the test.
9. The number of female athletes in R1AA.
10.The speed of a car.
11.The number of dropouts in a school district for a period of 10 years.
12.The amount of paint utilized in a building project.
13.The number of siblings in a family of a region.
14.The weight of newborns each year in a hospital.
15.The number of COVID – 19 cases each day.
 Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE
QUEZON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
M.L. TAGARAO STREET, IBABANG IYAM, LUCENA CITY

Statistics and Probability

Quarter 1