HW5+-+Solution
HW5+-+Solution
HW5+-+Solution
Homework 5
Then,
V(X) = E(X2)-[E(X)]2=[12(1/4)+1.52(3/8)+2.52(1/4)+32(1/8)]-1.81252=0.4961
V(Y) = E(Y2)-[E(Y)]2=[12(1/4)+22(1/8)+32(1/4)+42(1/4)+52(1/8)]-2.8752=1.8594
f) marginal distribution of X
x f(x)
1 ¼
1.5 3/8
2.5 ¼
3 1/8
f XY (2 . 5 , y )
f Y|2. 5 ( y )=
g) f X (2 .5 ) and f X (2 .5 ) = 1/4. Then,
y f Y|2.5 ( y)
4 (1/4)/(1/4)=1
x f X|2 ( y )
1.5 (1/8)/(1/8)=1
x,y fxy(x,y)
0,0 0.857375
0,1 0.1083
0,2 0.00456
0,3 0.000064
1,0 0.027075
1,1 0.00228
1,2 0.000048
2,0 0.000285
2,1 0.000012
3,0 0.000001
b)
x fx(x)
0 0.970299
1 0.029403
2 0.000297
3 0.000001
c) E(X) = 0(0.970299)+1(0.029403)+2(0.000297)+3*(0.000001)=0.03
(or np=3*0.01)
f XY (1 , y )
f Y|1 ( y )=
d) f X (1 ) , f (1) = 0.029403
x
y fY|1(x)
0 0.920824
1 0.077543
2 0.001632
e) E(Y|X=1)=0(.920824)+1(0.077543)+2(0.001632)=0.080807
V(X) = 0.435
V(Y) = 1.74
V(X) = 1/2
V(Y) = 1/2
σ XY =0−(0 )(0)=0
σ 0
ρ XY = XY = =0
σ X σ Y √ 1/2 √ 1/2
The correlation is zero, but X and Y are not independent, since, for example, if y = 0, X must
be –1 or 1.
5-66. D=ABC
a) E(D) = 10 2 2 = 6 mm
5. 9−6
b) P(D < 5.9) = P(Z < 0 .1225 ) = P(Z < -0.82) = 0.206.