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Discrete vs. Continuous Variables Explained

Anton, a 5'3" grade 11 student, tried out for his school's varsity basketball team. During tryouts, he shot baskets from outside the 3-point line, making 5 out of 10 shots. The summary asks if Anton will make the team based on this information. Height is a continuous variable, while the number of shots made is a discrete variable. Random variables can be either discrete or continuous.

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Discrete vs. Continuous Variables Explained

Anton, a 5'3" grade 11 student, tried out for his school's varsity basketball team. During tryouts, he shot baskets from outside the 3-point line, making 5 out of 10 shots. The summary asks if Anton will make the team based on this information. Height is a continuous variable, while the number of shots made is a discrete variable. Random variables can be either discrete or continuous.

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LESSON 1 and 2

COMPETENCY: DISTINGUISH DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS


RANDOM VARIABLE
Activity:
Anton, a grade 11 student in St. Patrick School joins the try out for
varsity team in basketball. He wants to prove that his height of 53
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?

MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS
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.
A random variable is denoted with a capital letter
Contextualized/Localized

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The probability distribution of a random variable x


tells what the possible values of X and how
probabilities are assigned to those values.
A random variable can be discrete or continuous.

Activity: My Ideal Basketball Player

Materials: tape measure, empty tin can, ping pong balls


Procedures:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Measure the height of each member in the group.


Get the length of an arm when it is stretched.
Make a jump shot and measure its height from the ground.
Using an empty can and a ping pong 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.

TABLE 1
Activities

Member
1

Member
2

Member
3

Height
Arm
stretched
Jump shot
No. of shoot
made
No. of
missed
made

Contextualized/Localized

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Member
4

Member
5

6. Record on table 2 the highest frequency for each activity and


you will arrive with characteristics of an Ideal Basketball
Player.
TABLE 2
Activities

Height

Arm
stretched

Jump
shot

No. of
shoot
made

No. of
missed
made

Guide Questions:
1. How were you able to get the results innos. 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?

Number of siblings

Cost of pair of shoes

Dimensions of lap top

Class sections

APPLICATION

Learners Reference Number

Number of hours spent in social

Bags of sugar

Height of a giraffe

Electrical consumption

Age of your mother

Weight of a new born baby

Telephone bill

Class size

Page number

Body temperature

Jeepney fare

Direction: Classify the following statements as Discrete or


Continuous. Justify your answer for each [Link]

Height of a flag pole

Contextualized/Localized

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Population of Grade 11 students

Daily allowance
BMI of a student

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