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Practice Problem of Unit 1

1. The mean of the number of cars returned is 1.5 and the variance is 1. Find the mean and variance of the number of cars returned daily by a rental agency based on given probabilities of returns. 2. Find the probability density function of T, the life of a television tube, given the cumulative distribution function of tube failure is 1 − e−ct, where c is a parameter dependent on the manufacturer and t ≥ 0. 3. Determine which of the given functions represent discrete probability distributions based on their definitions.

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Practice Problem of Unit 1

1. The mean of the number of cars returned is 1.5 and the variance is 1. Find the mean and variance of the number of cars returned daily by a rental agency based on given probabilities of returns. 2. Find the probability density function of T, the life of a television tube, given the cumulative distribution function of tube failure is 1 − e−ct, where c is a parameter dependent on the manufacturer and t ≥ 0. 3. Determine which of the given functions represent discrete probability distributions based on their definitions.

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Practice Problem of Unit 1

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1. A car rental agency has either 0,1,2,3,4, or 5 cars returned each day, with probabilities 6, 6, 3, ,
12 6
1
and , respectively. Find the mean and the variance of the number of cars returned.
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2. The cumulative distribution function that a television tube will fail in t hours is 1 − 𝑒 −𝑐𝑡 , where c is a
parameter dependent on the manufacturer and 𝑡 ≥ 0. Find the probability density function of 𝑇, the
life of the tube.
3. Which of the functions are discrete probability distributions?
1
3
, 𝑥 = 0,
a. 𝑃𝑋 (𝑥) = {2 , 𝑥 = 1,
3
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
5 2 𝑥 1 5−𝑥
b. 𝑃𝑋 (𝑥) = {(𝑥 ) (3) (3) , 𝑥 = 0,1,2 … ,5,
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
𝑥
, 𝑥 = 0,1,2,3 𝑜𝑟 4
c. 𝑃𝑋 (𝑥) = {10
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
4. Which of the functions are continuous probability distributions?
−𝜆𝑡
a. 𝑓𝑇 (𝑡) = {𝜆𝑒 , 𝑡≥0
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
1
, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 120 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 150
b. 𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = {20
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
1
, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝑏
c. 𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = {𝑏−𝑎
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
5. Consider the following probability density function
𝑘𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 𝑎,
𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = {𝑘(2𝑎 − 𝑥) , 𝑎 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝑎,
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
a. Find the value of k for which 𝑓 is a probability density function.
b. Find mean and variance of 𝑋.
c. Find the cumulative distribution function.
6. The continuous random variable 𝑇 has the probability density function 𝑓𝑇 (𝑡) = 𝑘𝑡 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 − 1 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 0.
Find the following
a. Find the appropriate value of k.
b. Find mean and variance of 𝑋.
c. Find the cumulative distribution function.
7. A continuous random variable 𝑋 has a density function
2𝑥
, 0 < 𝑥 < 3,
𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = { 3
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
a. Develop CDF for 𝑋.
b. Find mean and variance of 𝑋.
c. Find a value 𝑚 such that 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≥ 𝑚) = 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≤ 𝑚).
8. Let 𝑋 be a continuous random variable with probability density function given by
𝑎𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1,
𝑎, 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2,
𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = {−𝑎𝑥 + 3𝑎, Determine a and 𝐹(𝑥).
2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3,
0, 3 < 𝑥.
9. Let 𝑋 be a continuous random variable with Cumulative distribution function given by
0, 𝑥 < 0,
𝐹𝑋 (𝑥) = {√𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1,
0, 1 < 𝑥.
Find probability density function 𝑓𝑋 (𝑥).
10. Let 𝑋 be a continuous random variable with probability density function given by
𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1,
𝑓𝑋 (𝑥) = {2 − 𝑥, 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2,
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
1 3 1
Find cumulative distribution function 𝐹(𝑥). Find 𝑃𝑋 (−1 < 𝑋 < 2), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≤ 2), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≤ 2),
1 1 3
𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≤ 4), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≤ 3), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≥ 2.5), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≥ 1.5), 𝑃𝑋 (𝑋 ≥ 0.5) and 𝑃𝑋 (4 < 𝑋 < 2)

11. Suppose 𝑋 is a random variable such that 𝐸[𝑋] = 3 and 𝑉[𝑋] = 5. In additional let 𝐻(𝑋) = 2𝑋 − 7.
Then find 𝐸[𝐻(𝑋)] and 𝑉[𝐻(𝑋)].
Suppose a contractor is about to bid on a job requiring 𝑋 days to complete, where 𝑋 is a random
variable denoting the number of days for job completion. His profile 𝑃, depends on 𝑋; that is 𝑃 =
𝐻(𝑋). The probability distribution of 𝑋, (𝑥, 𝑃𝑋 (𝑥)), is given below than Find the value of 𝐸[𝑋] and
𝑉[𝑋]. If the function 𝐻(𝑋) is given below than find the value of 𝐸[𝐻(𝑋)] and 𝑉[𝐻(𝑋)].
x 𝑷𝑿 (𝒙) x 𝑯(𝑿)

3 1⁄ 3 10,000
8
4 5⁄ 4 2,500
8
5 2⁄ 5 -7,000
8
otherwise 0 otherwise 0

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