Department of Mathematics Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi Tutorial - 3
This document contains 6 problems related to probability density functions and cumulative distribution functions:
1. It asks to find the probability density function given a piecewise cumulative distribution function.
2. It asks to find the density function of a random variable X for x > 0 given its cumulative distribution function.
3. It asks to find the value of the constant k in a given probability density function.
4. It asks to find the value of a constant c and the probability that a random variable X is even, given its probability density function.
5. It asks to (a) find the constant c, (b) find the probability that a random variable X is greater than 2, and (
Department of Mathematics Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi Tutorial - 3
This document contains 6 problems related to probability density functions and cumulative distribution functions:
1. It asks to find the probability density function given a piecewise cumulative distribution function.
2. It asks to find the density function of a random variable X for x > 0 given its cumulative distribution function.
3. It asks to find the value of the constant k in a given probability density function.
4. It asks to find the value of a constant c and the probability that a random variable X is even, given its probability density function.
5. It asks to (a) find the constant c, (b) find the probability that a random variable X is greater than 2, and (
IMM 5003 Probability and Statistics Tutorial - 3 1. What is the probability density function of the random variable X if its cumulative distri- bution function is given by 0 if x < 2 0.5 if 2 ≤ x < 3 F (x) = 0.7 if 3 ≤ x < π 1.0 if x ≥ π
2. Let the distribution of X for x > 0 be
3 X xk e−x F (x) = 1 − k=0 k! What is the density function of X for x > 0 3. The random variable X has density function ( (k + 1)x2 for 0 < x < 1 f (x) = 0 otherwise find the value of constant k. 4. Let X be a random variable with probability density function 2c f (x) = for x = 1, 2, 3 . . . 3x for some constant c. What is the value of c. What is the probability that X is even 5. A discrete random variable X has probability density function of the form ( c(8 − x) for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 f (x) = 0 otherwise (a) Find the constant c (b) Find P (X > 2) (c) Find the expected value E(X) for random variable X. 6. A random variable X has a cumulative distribution function x if 0 < x ≤ 1 F (x) = 2 1 3 x − if 1 < x ≤ 2 2 (a) Graph F (x). (b) Graph f (x). (c) Find P (X ≤ 0.5) (d) Find P (X ≥ 0.5) (e) Find P (X ≤ 1.25) (f) Find P (X = 1.25)