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Statistics Exam 2

This document contains instructions and questions for a probability and statistics exam. It has three questions covering various probability concepts: 1) The first question asks students to find the covariance and conditional probability from a joint density function, determine independence from another joint density, and find various probabilities and variances. 2) The second question provides a joint probability table and asks students to find marginal distributions, conditional probabilities, expectations and variances. 3) The third question defines a joint density function and asks students to derive the joint moment generating function, expectations, and find a conditional distribution and covariance from a sample space without replacement.

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Statistics Exam 2

This document contains instructions and questions for a probability and statistics exam. It has three questions covering various probability concepts: 1) The first question asks students to find the covariance and conditional probability from a joint density function, determine independence from another joint density, and find various probabilities and variances. 2) The second question provides a joint probability table and asks students to find marginal distributions, conditional probabilities, expectations and variances. 3) The third question defines a joint density function and asks students to derive the joint moment generating function, expectations, and find a conditional distribution and covariance from a sample space without replacement.

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MATH 242

CHUKA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

RESIT/SPECIAL EXAMINATION

EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE,


ART, EDUCATION

MATH 242: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II

STREAMS: BSC, BED & BA TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: TUESDAY 10/08/2021 11.30 A.M – 1.30 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer Question ALL the THREE Questions.

QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]

a) Let x and y be random variables with a joint density function.


4𝑥𝑦 , 0 ≤ 𝑥, 𝑦 ≤ 1
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0 , 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

Find
(i) 𝐶𝑜𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦) [8 marks]
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(ii) P(y/x=2) [4 marks]
b) Suppose that X and Y be two continuous random variables with joint density function
𝑘 3 3
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥) = {2 𝑥 𝑦 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 2
0, 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
i. Find the value of k [3 marks]
ii. Determine whether variables X and Y are independent [4marks]
1 1
iii. Find=𝑃 (𝑋 ≤ 2 ⋰ 𝑌 > 2) [3marks]

iv. Find Var (X+2Y) [3marks]


c) Let X and Y have the joint density function
4𝑥𝑦, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑘, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
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MATH 242

Find
i. Show that the value of k is 1 [2 marks]
ii. The conditional P D F of Y given 𝑋 = 𝑥 [3 marks]

QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)


a) The joint probability density function of X and Y is represented by the table below;

Y 1 2 3 4
X
1 0.05 0.75 0.065 0.093

2 0.059 0.1 0.12 0.102

3 0.05 0.001 0.082 0.003

4 0.1 0.07 0.01 0.02

Find (i) the marginal probability distributions of X and Y [3 marks]


(ii) the conditional probability of X given Y=3 [3 marks]
(iii) E(X/Y=3) and Var(X/Y=3) [6 marks]

b) Given the joint p.d.f of X and Y is

1
𝑥 (𝑥 + 3 𝑦) , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 2
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0 , 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

Find (a) (i) E(X) (ii) E(Y) (iii) E(XY) [6 marks]


(b) Are X and Y independent? [2 marks]

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

2𝑒 −𝑥−𝑦 , 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑦, 0 < 𝑦 < ∞


a) The joint p.d.f of X and Y is 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒

Find
(i) the joint moment generating function of X and Y. [8 marks]
(ii) E(X) [4 marks]
b) Consider a sample of size two draw without replacement from an urn containing three
balls numbered 1,2 and 3. Let X be the smaller of the two numbers drawn and Y the
larger of the two numbers drawn.
Find
i. the joint probability distribution function of X and Y
ii. the conditional distribution of Y given X=1
iii. Cov(X,Y) [8 marks]
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