STATISTICS AND

PROBABILITY
Anton, a grade 11 student in Cabuyao
INHS joins the try out for varsity team in
basketball. He wants to prove that his
height of 5’3 will not be a hindrance
for being accepted in the varsity
team. He was able to shoot the ball
outside the 3-point area 5 times out of
10 attempts. Do you think Anton will
become a varsity player? Why or Why
not?
ACTIVITY: MY IDEAL
BASKETBALL PLAYER
Materials: tape measure, paper ball
Procedures:
1. Measure the height of each member in the
group.
2. Get the length of an arm when it is stretched.
3. Make a jump shot and measure its height from
the ground.
4. Using a circle and a paper ball, count the
number of shoot/missed made by each member
considering the distance of 5 meters away from
the tin can. Each member will be given 5 attempts
to shoot.
5. Record the results in table 1 below.
Record on table 2 the highest
frequency for each activity and
you will arrive with characteristics of
an Ideal Basketball Player.
Guide Questions:
1. How were you able to get the results in nos. 1,2
and 3?

2. Describe the data gathered in no. 4

3. Among the given activities, which are

measurable? Countable?

4. Is there any member of the group who was able

to obtain the characteristics of an ideal basketball
player?
LESSON 1: RANDOM
VARIABLE
DISTINGUISH DISCRETE AND
CONTINUOUS RANDOM
VARIABLE
A variable is a quantity whose value
changes

A discrete variable is a variable whose

value is obtained by counting.
Examples: number of students
present students’, sections,
number of red balls in a jar,
number of heads when flipping 3 coins
A continuous variable is a variable
whose value is obtained by
measuring.
Examples: height of students in
class
Weight of students in class
Time it takes to get to school
A random variable is a variable whose
value is a numerical outcome of a
random phenomenon.
1. A random variable is denoted with a
capital letter
2. The probability distribution of a random
variable x tells what the possible values of
X and how probabilities are assigned to
those values.
3. A random variable can be discrete or
continuous.
Direction: Classify the following
statements as Discrete or
Continuous. Justify your answer for
each classification.
 Number of siblings Cost of pair of shoes

Dimensions of lap top Class sections

Learners Reference Number Number of hours spent in

social media
Bags of sugar Height of a giraffe

Electrical consumption Age of your mother

Direction: Classify the following
statements as Discrete or
Continuous.
Weight of a new born baby Telephone bill

Class size Page number

Body temperature Jeepney fare

Height of a flag pole Daily allowance

Population of Grade 11 BMI of a student

students