What's More Independent Activity 1. Look Back and Reflect 1. How do you determine the values of a random variable? 2. How do you know whether a random variable is continuous or discrete? What is the difference between the two types of random variables? Independent Assessment 1. Classify the following random variables as discrete or continuous. 1. the speed of a tricycle. 2. the number of female students.
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1. The values of a random variable are the possible values/numbers that can be associated with the outcomes.
2. A discrete random variable is the one that has possible values that are isolated points along the number line. A continuous random variable is one that has possible values that form an entire interval along the number line.
3. The difference between the two types of variable is that in discrete random variable in involves counting while in continuous random variable in involves measuring.
Assessment
1. continuous
2. discrete