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Eem504 HW2

This document contains 8 questions regarding probability distributions including binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions. The questions ask to calculate probabilities, means, variances, and percentiles related to scenarios involving errors in communication channels, traffic light patterns, textbook errors, battery life, and other examples that can be modeled by these common probability distributions.

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Eem504 HW2

This document contains 8 questions regarding probability distributions including binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions. The questions ask to calculate probabilities, means, variances, and percentiles related to scenarios involving errors in communication channels, traffic light patterns, textbook errors, battery life, and other examples that can be modeled by these common probability distributions.

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EEM504 

HW2 
Due: 9th of November, 2020 
 
Q1: Let X denote the number of bits received in error in a digital communication channel, and assume 
that  X  is  a  binomial  random  variable  with  p  =  0.001.  If  1000  bits  are  transmitted,  determine  the 
following: 
a. P(X = 1)  
b. P(X ≥ 1) 
c. P(X ≤ 2) 
d. mean and variance of X 
 
Q2: A particularly long traffic light on your morning commute is green on 20% of the mornings. Assume 
that each morning represents an independent trial. (Hint: binomial distribution) 
a. What is the probability that the first morning that the light is green is the fourth morning?  
b. What is the probability that the light is not green for 10 consecutive mornings? 
 
Q3: The number of errors in a textbook follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 0.01 error per 
page. What is the probability that there are three or fewer errors in 100 pages? 
 
Q4: Determine the probability mass function for the random variable with the following cumulative 
distribution function: 
0 𝑥 2
⎧
⎪0.2 2 𝑥 5.7
𝐹 𝑥 0.5 5.7 𝑥 6.5 
⎨0.8 6.5 𝑥 8.5
⎪
⎩1 8.5 𝑥
 
Q5: A manufacturer of a consumer electronics product expects 2% of units to fail during the warranty 
period. A sample of 500 independent units is tracked for warranty performance. 
a. What is the probability that none fails during thewarranty period?  
b. What is the expected number of failures during the warranty period? 
c. What is the probability that more than two units fail during the warranty period? 
 
 
 
 
Q6: Suppose that the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X is 
0 𝑥 0
𝐹 𝑥 0.25𝑥 0 𝑥 5 
1 5 𝑥
Determine the following 
a. P(X<2.8) 
b. P(X>1.5) 
c. P(X<‐2) 
d. P(X>6) 
 
Q7: The time until recharge for a battery in a laptop computer under common conditions is normally 
distributed with a mean of 260 minutes and a standard deviation of 50 minutes.  
a. What is the probability that a battery lasts more than four hours? 
b. What are the quartiles (the 25% and 75% values) of battery life? 
c. What value of life in minutes is exceeded with 95% probability? 
 
Q8: Suppose that X is a Poisson random variable with λ = 6. 
a. Compute the exact probability that X is less than four. 
b. Approximate the probability that X is less than four and compare to the result in part (a). 
c. Approximate the probability that 8 < X < 12. 
 

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