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The document outlines an assignment consisting of various statistical problems related to the Gamma and normal distributions. It includes tasks such as deriving the Gamma distribution, calculating probabilities for a standard normal variable, and analyzing student test scores and dog weights using normal distribution properties. Additionally, it involves computing population statistics from a dataset of monthly earnings from tutoring.

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The document outlines an assignment consisting of various statistical problems related to the Gamma and normal distributions. It includes tasks such as deriving the Gamma distribution, calculating probabilities for a standard normal variable, and analyzing student test scores and dog weights using normal distribution properties. Additionally, it involves computing population statistics from a dataset of monthly earnings from tutoring.

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Assignment: 2

1. Derive the general form of the Gamma distribution.


2. Find the mean, variance, and moment generating function of the Gamma distribution
3. Define the probability density function of the normal distribution. State its main properties and explain why
the normal probability distribution is widely used in statistics.
4. Clarify the concept of the standard normal distribution, outline its cumulative distribution function, and
spell out range probabilities.
5. For a standard normal random variable Z:
a. Find P (Z < 1.612).
b. Find P (Z > 1.372).
c. Find P (Z > -2.922).
d. Find P (Z > -1.532).
e. Find P (1.612 < Z < 1.372).
f. Find P (-2.922 < Z < 1.612).
g. Find P (-2.922 < Z < -1.532).
6. Consider a scenario where the scores of students on a standardized test follow a normal distribution with a
mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 10.
a. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student will score less than 80 on the test?
b. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student will score more than 70 on the test?
c. Draw a graph to illustrate why the answers to parts (a) and (b) are the same.
d. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student will score between 60 and 80 on the test?
e. Compute a range of test scores—measured in points—that includes 90% of all students. Explain why any
number of such ranges could be found, and find the shortest one.
7. The average weight of a certain breed of dogs follows a normal distribution with a mean of 50 pounds and
a standard deviation of 5 pounds.
a. What percentage of these dogs weigh more than 52 pounds?
b. What percentage of these dogs weigh less than 48 pounds?
c. What percentage of these dogs weigh between 48 and 52 pounds?
d. Illustrate with a probability density function graph why the probabilities from parts (a) and (b) are equal
and why the probabilities from parts (a), (b), and (c) add up to 100%.
8. Monthly earnings from tutoring at houses of seven students in thousand taka are given below:
Student Taka (in thousand)
A 8
B 8
C 9
D 9
E 8
F 9
G 10
i. Compute the population mean and variance.
ii. Derive the sampling distribution of the sample mean for the samples of size 2.
iii. Compute the mean and variance of the sampling distribution.
iv. What observations can be made about the population and the sampling distribution?

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