Argao National High School

Statistics and
Probability
WORKSHEET NO. 1
“Random Variable and Probability Distribution”

Name: Grade/Section: Teacher: Mrs. Ruby Rose P. Zambrano Parent’s Signature:

1. Let H be the Heads

Let T be the Tails
 POSSIBLE OUTCOME VALUES OF THE RANDOM Y
HHHH 0
HHHY 1
HHYH 1
HYHH 1
HYHY 2
HYYH 2
YHHY 2
YYHY 3
YYYY 4
YHYY 3
HYYY 3
YYYH 3
YHYH 2
YYHH 2
YHHH 1
HHYY 2

The values of the random variable Y (number of tails ) are 0,1,2,3,4.

Y={0,1,2,3,4}
2. Let D be the Defective computers
Let N be the Non-defective computers

POSSIBLE OUTCOME `VALUES OF THE RANDOM VARIBALE T

DD 2
DN 1
NN 0
The value of the random variable T (number of defective computers ) are 0,1,2.
T= {0,1,2}

Let X be the Defective tablet

Let Y be the Non-defective tablet

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES VALUES OF THE RANDOM VARIABLE L

XX 2
YX 1
YY 0

The values of the random variable L (number of defective tablets ) are 0,1,2.
L={0,1,2}
B. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous. Write your answer on the space
provided.
CONTINUOUS 1. The weight of the professional wrestlers
DISCRETE 2. The number of winners in lotto for each day
CONTINUOUS 3. The area of lots in an exclusive subdivision
CONTINUOUS 4. The speed of a car
DISCRETE 5. The number of dropouts in a school per district
DISCRETE 6. number of female teachers in your school
CONTINUOUS 7. the amount of gasoline consumed by a grab driver
CONTINUOUS 8. time needed to finish taking a bath
DISCRETE 9. number of UPCAT passers this year in Cebu
DISCRETE 10. number of laptops given to Argao NHS teachers for this school year
ASSESSMENT: Read each statement carefully. Write your answer on the space provided.
None of the above 1. If four coins are tossed once, which is NOT a possible value of the random variable for the number of
heads?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
___B___2. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
a. Length of wire ropes c. Amount of paint used in repainting the building b. Number of soldiers in
the troop d. Voltage of car batteries
___A___3. Which formula gives the probability distribution shown by the table?
a. P(X) = X b. P(X) = 1/X c. P(X) = X/3 d. P(X) = X/5
___A__4. How many ways are there in tossing two coins once?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
___C___5. It is a numerical quantity that is assigned to the outcome of an experiment.
a. random variable b. variable c. probability d. probability
B 6. A function that associates a real number of each element in the sample space.
a. Sample Space b. Random Variable c. Experiment d. Normal Distribution

D 7. If two coins are tossed, which is NOT a possible value of the random variable for
the number of tails?
a. 0 b. 1 c . 2 d. 3
___C___8. Suppose three coins are tossed. Let Z be the random variable representing the number of heads that occur.
Find the values of the random variable Z.
a. Z = 0, 1, 2 b. Z = 1, 2, 3 c. Z = 0, 1, 2, 3 d. Z = 1, 2, 3, 4
___D___9. Suppose there are four people to be tested in Covid-19. Let V be the random variable representing the number
of infected that occur. Find the random variable V.
a. V = 0, 1, 2 b. V = 1, 2, 3 c. V = 0, 1, 2, 3 d. V = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
___D___10. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
a. Random variables can only have one value.
b. The value of a random variable could be zero.
c. The probability of the value of a random variable could be zero.
d. A random variable represents numerical outcomes for different situations or events.
____A__11. A random variable that represents measured data, such as height, weight, and temperature. a.
Continuous b. Sample c. Discrete d. Normal Distribution
____C__12. It is a random variable whose set of possible outcomes are countable.
a. Continuous b. Sample c. Discrete d. Normal Distribution

____D__13. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a. age of your teacher c. the body temperature of the covid-19 patient
b. rate of the grad delivery d. the number of recovered covid-19 patients in the Philippines
___C___14. Which of the following is a continuous random variable?
a. the population of Senior High students in Argao NHS
b. the number of drop out students last school year
c. the average Body Mass Index of the Senior High School students
d. the total number of tablets given by the Division of Cebu Province to the students for this school
year
____B__15. Which of the following is a discrete random variable?
a. the average weight of GSP members c. the average amount of electricity consumed during ECQ b. the
number of covid-19 patients in Argao d. the amount of paint used in repainting the Argao NHS Bldg.