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    Inferential STATISTICAL

    Lecture # 05

    By
    Sadam Ali

    DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCE


    LECTURE CONTENT
    • Random Variable
    • Types of random variable
    • Probability Function
    • Random Variable
    A random variable is a variable whose values are determined by chance.
    Such a numerical quantity whose value is determined by the outcome of a random
    experiment is called a random variable.
    • A variable was defined as a characteristic or attribute that can assume different
    values.
    • Various letters of the alphabet, such as X, Y, or Z, are used to represent variables.
    • The variables are associated with probability, they are called RANDOM
    VARIABLES.
    • For example, if a die is rolled, a letter such as X can be used to represent the
    outcomes.
    • The value that X can assume is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, corresponding to the outcomes of
    rolling a single die.
    • If two coins are tossed, a letter, say Y, can be used to represent the number of
    heads, in this case 0, 1, or 2.
    • If the temperature at 8:00 A.M. is 43 and at noon it is 53, then the values T that the
    temperature assumes are said to be random. since they are due to various
    atmospheric conditions at the time the temperature was taken .
    • Classification random variable
    1. Discrete Random variable 2.Contineous Random Variable

    • If a variable can assume only a specific number of values, such as the outcomes for the roll
    of a die or the outcomes for the toss of a coin, then the variable is called a DISCRETE
    VARIABLE.

    • DISCRETE VARIABLES have a finite number of possible values or an infinite number of


    values that can be counted.
    • Example, the number of joggers in Riverview Park each day and the number of phone calls
    received after a TV commercial airs are examples of discrete variables. Since they can be
    counted.

    2. CONTINUOUS VARIABLES.
    • Variables that can assume all values in the interval between any two given values are
    CALLED CONTINUOUS VARIABLES.
    • Example, if the temperature goes from 62 to 78 in a 24-hour period, it has passed through
    every possible number from 62 to 78.
    • CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES are obtained from data that can be measured
    rather than counted.
    • CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES can assume an infinite number of values and can
    • Examples of continuous variables are heights,
    weights, temperatures, and time.
     Probability Distribution function
    • A DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
    consists of the values a random variable can
    assume and the corresponding probabilities of the
    values.
    • The probabilities are determined theoretically or by
    observation.
    • Discrete probability distributions can be shown by
    using a graph or a table.
    • Probability distributions can also be represented by
    a formula.
    • The first requirement states that the sum of the probabilities
    of all the events must be equal to 1. This sum cannot be less
    than 1 or greater than 1 since the sample space includes all
    possible outcomes of the probability experiment.
    • The second requirement states that the probability of any
    individual event must be a value from 0 to 1. The reason is
    that the range of the probability of any individual value can
    be 0, 1, or any value between 0 and 1.
    • A probability cannot be a negative number or greater than
    1.

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