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This document contains 7 questions about random variables and probability distributions. It includes questions about determining the probability mass function of a discrete random variable, calculating probabilities, means, variances and standard deviations of random variables, finding expected values, and solving other probability problems. The questions cover topics like joint and marginal probabilities, independent random variables, probability mass functions, and expected values.

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Prob Chap2

This document contains 7 questions about random variables and probability distributions. It includes questions about determining the probability mass function of a discrete random variable, calculating probabilities, means, variances and standard deviations of random variables, finding expected values, and solving other probability problems. The questions cover topics like joint and marginal probabilities, independent random variables, probability mass functions, and expected values.

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Chapter 2: Random variables and random vectors Ngô Đình Bảo Khánh

Question 1 15/15 pts 1

Suppose that a random variable X has a discrete distribution with the following probability mass function:
f (x) = cx for x = 17, ..., 21. Determine c.

Answer: 0.0105

Question 2 15/15 pts 1

A local bakery has determined a probability distribution for the number of cheesecakes that they sell on a
given day.

X= #sold 0 5 10 15 20
Probability 0.23 0.53 0.05 ...? 0.05

1. What is the probability of selling 15 cheesecakes in a given day?


Answer: 0.14
2. What is the probability of selling at most 10 cheesecakes?
Answer: 0.81
3. What is the expected number of cheesecakes sold in a day?
Answer: 6.25

Question 3 9/15 pts 0-1

A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.25% risk of dying during the next year. An insurance company charges
$270 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit.

Let X be the profit of the customer (which could be negative in the case of a loss). Complete the
probability distribution table.

Note:

List the values of X from smallest to largest.


Remember to list the P (x) as a probability, not a percent.

X 270 99730

P 0.9975 0.0025

What is the expected profit for the person buying the insurance?

Anwser: $ 518.65 for the year

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Question 4 15/15 pts 1

Consider the discrete random variable X given in the table below.

X 3 4 8 10 11 20
P(X) 0.1 0.12 0.08 0.09 0.14 0.47

1. Calculate the mean, variance, and standard deviation of X .

E(X) = 13.26

V (X) = 46.0524

σ(X) = 6.7862

2. Let Y = X1 + X2, where X1 and X2 are two independent random variables with the same distribution
as X. Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of Y .

E(Y ) = 26.52

V (Y ) = 92.1048

σ(Y ) = 9.5971

3. Let Z = X1 − X2,where X1 and X2 are two independent random variables with the same distribution
as X. Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of Z .
E(Z) = 0

V (Z) = 92.1048

σ(X) = 9.5971

Question 5 15/15 pts 1

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Let X be a discrete random variable that has a probability mass function f(x) and a cumulative distribution
function F(x).

1. Complete the table below by determining F(x).

x f (x) F(x)

0 0.186 0.186

1 0.188 0.374

2 0.286 0.66

3 0.167 0.827

4 0.173 1

2. Compute the probability P (0.5 < X ≤ 3) .


Answer: 0.641
3. Compute E(X) + 2σ(X) .
Answer: 4.6279

Question 6 10/10 pts 0-1

In a product quality inspection, products are tested in two rounds. A product is qualified if it has a rating
of 1 or 2, and it is not qualified if it has a rating of 0. The following is the joint probability distribution:
Round 1 (X)
0 1 2
0 0.029 0.068 0.103
Round
1 0.011 0.123 0.109
2 (Y)
2 0.107 0.234 0.216

1. If a product is randomly chosen, find the probability that this product is evaluated as qualified in
both rounds.
Answer: 0.682
2. If a product is randomly chosen, find the probability that this product is evaluated as qualified in the
second round given that it is not qualified in the first round.
Answer: 0.8027
3. Compute E(XY ) .
Answer: 1.673

Question 7 15/15 pts 0-1

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Consider a game which is simplified from a Vietnamese traditional game. To start this game, a kid must
throw a stone into the goal region, which consists of a circle and a square with a radius of 20 cm.

1. Find the probability that the kid's stone fell into the square, given that the stone was in the goal
region.
Answer: 0.718
2. If the assigned scores are given as below:
S1 = 4 , S2 = 5 , and S3 = 3 (see the figure), find the average score that a kid can earn in one
throw.
Answer: 3.8459

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