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    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.

    PART 1

    Let X = the number showing on the face of a six-sided dice after a single roll

    x
    p(x)

    1. Fill in the probability distribution for X in the table above (all possible values of X and their
    probabilities.)
    2. What is P(X = 1)?
    3. What is P(X > 1)?
    4. What is P(X ≤ 4)?
    5. Find μ X .
    PART 2
    Multiple Choice and True/False:

    1. The number of accidents that occur at a certain intersection in a given year is a continuous random
    variable.
    a) True
    b) False

    2. Suppose X has a distribution with mean 10 and Y has a distribution with mean 20. The mean of X – Y is
    30.
    a) True
    b) False

    3. Which of the following is a NOT a discrete random variable?


    a) The time between accidents on a busy highway.
    b) The number of accidents on a busy highway.
    c) The number of red cars that go by, in a random sample of 100.
    d) All of the above are discrete random variables.

    4. The table below shows the probability distribution of X. What is the mean of X?

    x 0 1 2 3 4

    P(X = x) 0.10 0.05 0.15 0.30 0.40


    a) 2.8
    b) 2.85
    c) 2.0
    d) None of the above are correct.

    5. If X and Y are random variables with X = 5 and Y = 8, then what is 2X-3Y?


    a) -34
    b) -14
    c) 14
    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.
    d) 34

    6. If X and Y are random variables with X = 2 and Y = 8, then what is 2X+3Y?


    a) 34
    b) 13
    c) 28
    d) 40

    7. μ X always equals x .
    a) True
    b) False

    8. Which of the follow statements is true?


    a) μaX +b =μbX +a
    b) μaX =μ x + a
    c) μ X +b =μ X +b

    FOR THE NEXT 3 PROBLEMS:

    Suppose X = the number of pets owned by a family in the U.S. The probability distribution of X is shown in
    the table below.

    X 0 1 2 3

    P(X = x) 0.56 0.23 0.12 0.09

    9. What is the chance that a family owns more than one pet?
    a) .23
    b) .21
    c) .44
    d) None of the above are correct.

    10. Suppose you choose two families at random. What is the chance that family A owns zero pets, given that
    family B owns zero pets?
    a) .0529
    b) .9471
    c) .5600
    d) .5

    11. Suppose you choose two families at random. What is the chance that family A owns exactly one pet and
    family B owns exactly one pet?
    a) .23
    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.
    b) .46
    c) .4071
    d) .0529

    Short Answer:

    12. Everyone working at a local diner makes $8/hour.


    i. What is the expected salary per hour?
    ii. What is the expected salary for a 9-hour shift?

    13. Suppose X has the following probability distribution.

    x -1 0 1

    P(X = x) .50 .35 .15

    i. Verify that this is a valid probability distribution.


    ii. Find the mean of X.
    iii. Find the variance of X.
    iv. Based on your answer from part (i), what is the mean of 7X + 6
    v. Suppose another random variable Y has a mean of -2. What is the mean of 2X + Y?

    14. Data on 1,000 executives at a marketing firm were collected and are summarized below. There are 3
    levels of salary at this company.

    X 30,000 60,000 90,000

    P(x) .45 .40 .15

    i. What is the mean salary at this company?


    ii. If everyone is given a 15,000 dollar raise, what is the new expected salary?
    iii. If everyone takes a pay cut of 5,000 dollars, what is the new expected salary?
    iv. What is the probability that a worker here makes 90,000 dollars?
    v. What is the probability that a worker here makes more than 90,000 dollars?
    What is the probability that a worker here makes less than 90,000 dollars?
    15. Consider the follow probability distribution.

    x -2 -1 0 1 2

    p(X=x) 0.10 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.10

    i. Show that this is a valid probability distribution using the two properties from lecture.
    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.
    ii. Find μ X
    iii. Find μ100 X
    iv. Based on (ii) and (iii), what can you say about the value μaX , where a is any number.
    v. What is P(X = 0)?
    vi. What is P(X > 0)?
    vii. What is P(X ≥ 0)?
    viii. What is P(X ≥ -2)?
    ix. What is P(X > 2)?

    16. Brandt Data Solutions is a retail computer store that sells network cables in retail lengths of 3, 5, 10 and
    25 feet. From past records they know that the quantity of sales follows the following probability
    distribution.

    x 3 5 10 25
    P(X = x) 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2
    i. Find μ X and interpret it.
    ii. What does P(X ≤ 5) mean in the context of this problem? Also find P(X ≤ 5).
    iii. What does P(X > 5) mean in the context of this problem? Also find P(X > 5).
    iv. What is the chance that a randomly selected cable is 25 feet long?
    v. What is the chance that a randomly selected cable is at most 10 feet long?
    vi. Suppose we choose two cables at random. What is the chance they are both at most 10 feet long?

    2
    17. Suppose X is always -3. Then σ X =¿ ____.
    a. -3
    b. 9
    c. 0
    d. None of the above.

    18. Which of the following statements is always true? (If all are always true, select d)
    a. μ X +Y =μ X + μY
    b. μ XY =μ x∗μY
    2 2 2
    c. σ X + Y =σ X + σ Y
    d. All of the above are always true.

    2 2 2
    19. σ X −Y =σ X −σ Y if X and Y are independent.
    a. True
    b. False

    20. If Corr (X, Y) = 0 (i.e. ρ = 0), then X and Y are independent.


    a. True
    b. False

    21. Suppose the mean of the random variable X equals 4 and the variance of X equals 3. Then the variance of
    2X is equal to:
    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.
    a. 9
    b. 2
    c. 7
    d. 12
    2
    22. In the notation below, X is the random variable, c is a constant, and σ X refers to the variance. Which of
    the following laws of variance is not correct?
    2
    a. σ c =0
    2 2
    b. σ X + c =σ X
    2 2
    c. σ X + c =σ X + c
    2 2 2
    d. σ cX =c σ X

    23. Suppose the variance of X equals 3 and the variance of Y equals 2. Suppose also that X and Y are
    independent. Then the variance of X – Y equals 3 + 2 = 5.
    a. True
    b. False

    24. Let X be the temperature of an oven in degrees Fahrenheit. The variance of X is also expressed in
    degrees Fahrenheit but the standard deviation is not.
    a. True
    b. False

    25. If X is a random variable with a standard deviation of 10, then 3X has a standard deviation equal to:
    a. 10
    b. 3
    c. 30
    d. 90

    FOR THE NEXT TWO PROBLEMS:


    26. Suppose X = the number of pets owned by a family in the U.S. The probability distribution of X is shown
    in the table below.

    X 0 1 2 3
    P(X = x) 0.56 0.23 0.12 0.09
    What is μ X ?
    a. 1.50
    b. 0.74
    c. 1.30
    d. 0.56

    2
    27. What is σ X ?
    a. 0.9724
    b. 1.55
    STAT 1430 Recitation Discrete R. V.
    c. 1.0048
    d. 0

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