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EM 7 - EDA - Problem Set 2

This document provides a 10 question problem set related to engineering data analysis. It includes questions that involve: - Finding probabilities for shelf life distributions and ball selection distributions - Determining values for valid probability density functions - Calculating expected profits and hospitalization periods - Finding means, variances, and failure percentages given standard deviations

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EM 7 - EDA - Problem Set 2

This document provides a 10 question problem set related to engineering data analysis. It includes questions that involve: - Finding probabilities for shelf life distributions and ball selection distributions - Determining values for valid probability density functions - Calculating expected profits and hospitalization periods - Finding means, variances, and failure percentages given standard deviations

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EM 7: Engineering Data Analysis Second Semester, 2019-2020

PROBLEM SET No. 2

Due Dates: BSCE 2-1 March 17


BSCE 2-2 March 19
BSCE 2-3 March 19
BSCE 2-4 March 18
Place complete handwritten solutions in short bond papers. Questions may be computerized. Box
your final answers, whenever possible. Attach appropriate front page.

1. The shelf life, in days, for bottles of a certain prescribed medicine is a random variable having the
density function,
20,000
, 𝑥>0
𝑓(𝑥) = {(𝑥 + 100)3
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

Find the probability that a bottle of this medicine will have a shelf life of (a) at least 200 days; (b)
anywhere from 80 to 120 days.

2. From a box containing 4 black balls and 2 green balls, 3 balls are drawn in succession, each ball
being replaced in the box before the next draw is made. Find the probability distribution for the
number of green balls.

3. Suppose a certain type of small data processing firm is so specialized that some have difficulty
making a profit in their first year of operation. The probability density function that characterizes
the proportion Y that make a profit is given by,
𝑘𝑦 4 (1 − 𝑦)3 , 0≤𝑦≤1
𝑓(𝑦) = {
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
(a) What is the value of k that renders the equation above a valid density function?
(b) Find the probability that at most 50% of the firms make a profit in the first year.
(c) Find the probability that at least 80% of the firms make a profit in the first year.

4. Three cards are drawn without replacement from the 12 face cards (jacks, queens, and kings) of
an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. Let X be the number of kings selected and Y the number of
jacks. Find,
(a) the joint probability distribution of X and Y
(b) 𝑃[(𝑋, 𝑌) ∈ 𝐴], where A is the region bounded by {(𝑥, 𝑦)|𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 2}.

5. The joint probability density function of the random variables X, Y, and Z is,
4𝑥𝑦𝑧 2
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = { 9 , 0 < 𝑥, 𝑦 < 1, 0 < 𝑧 < 3
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find
(a) the joint marginal density function of Y and Z
(b) the marginal density of Y
1 1 1
(c) 𝑃 ( < 𝑋 < , 𝑌 > , 1 < 𝑍 < 2)
4 2 3
1
(d) 𝑃(0 < 𝑥 < 1/2|𝑌 = 4 , 𝑍 = 2)

6. Gizelle is interested in purchasing a gold necklace for which the probabilities are 0.22, 0.36, 0.28,
and 0.14, respectively, that she will be able to sell it for a profit of Php 12,500, sell it for a profit of
Php 7,500, break even, or sell it for a loss of Php 7,500. What is her expected profit?

7. The hospitalization period, in days, for patients following treatment for a certain disorder is a
random variable 𝑌 = 𝑋 + 4, where X has the density function,
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, 𝑥>0
𝑓(𝑥) = {(𝑥 + 4)3
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

Find the (a) average number of days and (b) variance that a person is hospitalized following
treatment for this disorder.

8. If a random variable X is defined such that


𝐸[(𝑋 − 1)2 ] = 10 and 𝐸[(𝑋 − 2)2 ] = 6
find the values of 𝜇 and 𝜎 .
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9. Let X represent the number that occurs when a green die is tossed and Y the number that occurs
when a red die is tossed. Find the variance of the random variables defined by:
(a) 2𝑋 − 𝑌
(b) 𝑋 + 3𝑌 − 5

10. An electrical firm manufactures a 100-watt light bulb, which, according to specifications written
on the package, has a mean life of 900 hours with a standard deviation of 50 hours. At most, what
percentage of the bulbs fail to last even 700 hours? Assume that the distribution is symmetric about
the mean.

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