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    Q.1 The probability mass function (PMF) of a random variable X is given by


    c i
    P i   , i  0,1, 2,..., where  is some positive value. find
    i!
     a  P  X  0   b  P  X  2   c  Draw CDF

    Q.2 Find E  X  , where X is the outcome when we roll a fair die.

    Q.3 If I is an indicator variable for the event A if


    0 If A occurs
    I  c
    1 If A occurs
    Find E  X  .

    Q.4. A school class of 120 students is driven in 3 buses to a symphonic performance. There
    are 36 students in one of the buses, 40 in another and 44 in third buses. When the busses
    arrive, one of the 120 students is randomly chosen. Let X denotes the number of students on
    the bus of that randomly chosen student. Find E[X].

    Q.5 Let X denote a random viable that takes on any of the values -1, 0, and 1 with respective
    probabilities

    P  X  1  .2, P  X  0  .5, , P  X  1  .3,


    Compute E  X .

    Q.6 Calculate Var  X  if X represents the outcome when a fair die is rolled.

    Q.7 Five fair coins are flipped. If the outcomes are assumed independent, find the probability
    mass function of the number of heads obtained.

    Q.8 Suppose that the number of typographical errors on a single page of this book has a
    Poisson distribution with parameter   12 . Calculate the probability that there is at least one
    error on this page.

    Q.9 Suppose that earthquakes occur in the western portion of the United States in the
    accordance with assumptions 1, 2 and 3, with   2 and with 1 week as the unit of time. Find

    Assignment-2 (Based on Discrete and continuous random variables, Poisson and


    Exponential Distributions)
    (a) Find the probability that at least 3 earthquakes occur during the next 2 weeks.
    (b) Find the probability distribution of the time, starting from now, until the next earthquake.

    Q.10 An urn contains N white and M black balls. Balls are randomly selected, one at a time,
    until a black one is obtained. If we assume that each ball selected is replaced before the next
    one is drawn. What is the probability that
    (a) Exactly n draws are needed?
    (b) At least k draws are needed?

    Q.11 The distribution function of the random variable X is given by


    0 x0
    x
     0  x 1
    2
     2
    FX    1 x  2
    3
     11
    12 2  x  3

    1 3  x
    Compute
     1
    a. P  X  3 b. P  X  1 c. P  X   d. P 2  X  4
     2
    Q.12 Suppose that the distribution function of X is given by
    0 b  0
    b
     0  b 1
    4
     1 b  1
    F b     1 b  2
     2 4
     11
    12 2  b  3

    1 3b
     a  Find P  X  i , i  1, 2,3
    1 3
     b  Find P   X  .
    2 2
    Q.13 Four independent flips of a fair coin are made. Let X denotes the number of heads
    obtained. Plot the probability mass function of the random variable X-2.

    Assignment-2 (Based on Discrete and continuous random variables, Poisson and


    Exponential Distributions)
    0 b0
    1
     0  b 1
    2
    3
     1 b  2
    5
    Q.14 If the distribution function of X is given by F  b   
    4 2b3
    5
    9
     3  b  3.5
    10
    1 b  3.5

    Calculate the probability mass function of X.


    Q.15 Suppose that X is a continuous random variable whose probability density function is

    C  4 x  2 x  0  x  2
     2

    given by f  x   

    0 otherwise

     a  what is the value of C?


     b  Find P  X  1 .

    Q.16 Suppose that the length of a phone call in minutes is an exponential random variable
    1
    with parameter   . If someone arrives immediately ahead of you at a public telephone
    10
    booth, find the probability that you will have to wait

    (a) More than 10 minutes;

    (b) Between 10 and 20 minutes.

    Assignment-2 (Based on Discrete and continuous random variables, Poisson and


    Exponential Distributions)

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