Probability Distribution

LESSON 2
STEPS IN CONSTRUCTING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
1. List the sample space.
2. Determine the frequency in each outcome and
assign this number to this outcome.
3. Construct the frequency distribution of the
values of the random variable T.
4. Construct the probability distribution of the
random variable T by getting the probability of
occurrence of each value of the random variable.
5. Construct the probability histogram.
Example 1
Suppose two coins are tossed and we
are interested to determine the number
of tails that will come out. Let us use T
to represent the number of tails that
will come out. Determine the values of
the random variable T.
Example 2
Two balls are drawn in succession
without replacement from an urn
containing 5 orange balls and 6 violet
balls. Let V be the random variable
representing the number of violet balls.
Find the values of the random variable
V.
SEATWORK#2
Construct a probability distribution table for
the given situation.
◦ A basket contains 10 red balls and 4 white
balls. If two balls are taken from the basket
one after the other, determine the possible
values of the random variable R representing
the number of red balls.