NAME: KHIEL ANSIE A.

STATICSTIC AND
DUMAYAS PROBABILITY
GR/SEC: 11-STEM1 ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTION: Group yourselves into threes. Given the following

experiments and random variables, identify what the possible
values of the random variables are. Also, for each random
variable, identify whether the variable is discrete or continuous.
Present the data using a table or graph depending on the kind of
the variable Items 2 – 5 needs a documentation.

1. Experiment: Roll a pair of dice

Random Variable: product of numbers that appears in the pair of
dice.
THE VARIABLE IS DISCRETE:
1). Probability for rolling two dice with the six sided dots such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 dots
in each die.
When two dice are thrown simultaneously, thus number of event can be 6×6 = 36
because each die has 1 to 6 number on its faces. Then the possible outcomes are
shown in the below table.

1 2 3 4 5 6
1 (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)
2 (2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)
3 (3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)
4 (4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)
5 (5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)
6 (6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) 6,5) (6,6)

The outcomes (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5) and (6, 6) are called doublets.
The pair (1, 2) and (2, 1) are different outcomes.
1. Construct the sample space. How many outcomes are there?
Answer
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
There are 6
2 = 36 possible outcomes.
2. Find the probability of rolling a sum of 7.
Answer
6/36 = 1/6 = 0.166667
3. Find the probability of getting a total of at least 10.
Answer
6/36 = 1/6 = 0.166667
4. Find the probability of getting a odd number as the sum.
Answer
18/36 = 0.5
2. Experiment: Hold your breath and accurately record the time you held
your breath (10 samples)
Random Variable: How much time a person hold his breath

20

18

16

14

12
SECONDS

10

0
PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON PERSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PERSONS

How much time a person hold his breath:

The fist person
3. Experiment: Record the sex of family members in a family with four
children
Random Variable: The number of girls among the children (10
families)
THE VARIABLE IS DISCRETE

Family# OUTCOMES #G
1 M,M,M,M 0
2 M,F,F,M 2
3 F,F,F,F 4
4 F,M,M,F 2
5 F,M,M,M 1
6 M,F,M,F 2
7 M,F,F,F 3
8 F,M,F,F 3
9 M,F,M,M 1
10 M,F,M,F 2

The number of girls among the children: 0,2,4,2,1,2,3,3,1,2 = 20