Solutions Manual Brief Course in Mathematical Statistics 1st Edition Tanis
Solutions Manual Brief Course in Mathematical Statistics 1st Edition Tanis
Solutions Manual Brief Course in Mathematical Statistics 1st Edition Tanis
Chapter 1
Probability
1.1-8 (a) O = {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (3, 4), (3, 5), (4, 5)};
(b) (i) 1/10; (ii) 5/10.
√ √
2[r − r( 3/2)] 3
1.1-10 P (A) = =1− .
2r 2
1.1-12 A∪B∪C = A ∪ (B ∪ C)
P (A ∪ B ∪ C) = P (A) + P (B ∪ C) − P [A ∩ (B ∪ C)]
= P (A) + P (B) + P (C) − P (B ∩ C) − P [(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)]
= P (A) + P (B) + P (C) − P (B ∩ C) − P (A ∩ B) − P (A ∩ C)
+ P (A ∩ B ∩ C).
1
2 Chapter 1
2 1
(b) P (B) = = on each draw.
18 9
3 5 2 4 23
1.3-12 · + · = .
5 8 5 8 40
1.4-4 P [A ∩ (B ∩ C)] = P [A ∩ B ∩ C]
= P (A)P (B)P (C)
= P (A)P (B ∩ C).
P [A ∩ (B ∪ C)] = P [(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)]
= P (A ∩ B) + P (A ∩ C) − P (A ∩ B ∩ C)
= P (A)P (B) + P (A)P (C) − P (A)P (B)P (C)
= P (A)[P (B) + P (C) − P (B ∩ C)]
= P (A)P (B ∪ C).
P [A0 ∩ (B ∩ C 0 )] = P (A0 ∩ C 0 ∩ B)
= P (B)[P (A0 ∩ C 0 ) | B]
= P (B)[1 − P (A ∪ C | B)]
= P (B)[1 − P (A ∪ C)]
= P (B)P [(A ∪ C)0 ]
= P (B)P (A0 ∩ C 0 )
= P (B)P (A0 )P (C 0 )
= P (A0 )P (B)P (C 0 )
= P (A0 )P (B ∩ C 0 )
P [A0 ∩ B 0 ∩ C 0 ] = P [(A ∪ B ∪ C)0 ]
= 1 − P (A ∪ B ∪ C)
= 1 − P (A) − P (B) − P (C) + P (A)P (B) + P (A)P (C)+
P (B)P (C) − P A)P (B)P (C)
= [1 − P (A)][1 − P (B)][1 − P (C)]
= P (A0 )P (B 0 )P (C 0 ).
1 2 3 1 4 3 5 2 3 2
1.4-6 · · + · · + · · = .
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9
3 3 9
1.4-8 (a) · = ;
4 4 16
1 3 3 2 9
(b) · + · = ;
4 4 4 4 16
2 1 2 4 10
(c) · + · = .
4 4 4 4 16