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    The document defines and provides examples of random variables, which are functions that take on real number values determined by outcomes in a sample space. It discusses discrete and continuous random variables. Discrete random variables can only take countable values corresponding to natural numbers, while continuous random variables can assume any value in an interval. The document also defines discrete probability distributions as tables or formulas listing the possible values a discrete random variable can take and their associated probabilities. It provides properties and an example of a probability mass function (PMF) for a discrete random variable.

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    SH1660

    RANDOM VARIABLE
    · A random variable is a function whose value is a real number determined by each element in
    the sample space.

    Examples of Random Variable:


    · An experiment consisting of rolling a pair of dice
    · The number of words an employee in !" Company can type in a minute
    · The evening shift at a call center company begins at 6 PM. Past experiences show that at least
    seven (7) calls are logged by 7 PM. The random variable # denotes the time when the first call
    of the night is received.

    TYPES OF RANDOM VARIABLE


    Ø Discrete Random Variable - A random variable that can take only countable values, or if it’s
    set of possible values is in one-to-one correspondence with a subset of natural numbers.
    Ø Continuous Random Variable - A random variable that can assume an infinite number of
    values in an interval between two specific values. The values are often results of measurement.

    DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION


    A discrete probability distribution is a table, a graph, or a formula listing all possible values
    that a discrete random variable can take on, along with the associated probabilities.

    The probability distribution for a random variable describes how probabilities are distributed
    over the values of the random variable. For a discrete random variable $, the probability distribution
    is defined as the probability function, denoted by %($). The probability function provides the
    probability for each value of the random variable

    Properties of a Discrete Probability Distribution


    Let %($) be the probability of a random variable $.

    1. 0 ≤ %($) ≤ 1 0 ≤ %($) ≤ 1
    2. ∑ %($) = 1

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    Take note that if a real number $ is not a possible value for a random variable , then it has a
    probability of 0, i.e. [%($) = 0]

    Probability Mass Function (or PMF) and its corresponding Probability Histogram

    1
    +($) =
    ,
    Where , = number of values the random variable may
    assume

    Example on Probability Mass Function:


    A Math tutor determined that it takes either one (1), two (2), or three (3) sessions for a 3rd Grade
    student to learn the multiplication table. Let $ be the number of sessions needed for a 3rd Grade student
    to learn the multiplication table. The following probability function represents %( = $):

    $
    +($) = , +./ $ = 1, 2, ./ 3
    6

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