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Discrete and Continuous Random Variables Analysis

The document is a tutorial sheet for a course on probability and statistics, containing exercises related to discrete and continuous random variables. It includes tasks such as obtaining distribution functions, calculating probabilities, and finding expected values and standard deviations. Specific examples involve random variables Y and X, as well as a continuous random variable with a given probability density function.

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Discrete and Continuous Random Variables Analysis

The document is a tutorial sheet for a course on probability and statistics, containing exercises related to discrete and continuous random variables. It includes tasks such as obtaining distribution functions, calculating probabilities, and finding expected values and standard deviations. Specific examples involve random variables Y and X, as well as a continuous random variable with a given probability density function.

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MT271 TUTORIAL SHEET 4

1. A discrete random variable Y has a probability distribution given by

Y -1 0 1 2 4
f(y) 0.10 0.15 0.24 0.27 0.24

(a) Obtain the distribution function of Y.


(b) Find PY  2
(c) Find P1  Y  3
(d) Compute the expected value and the standard deviation of Y.

2. The distribution function of a discrete random variable X is given by


0 for x 1
1
 for 1 x  4
3

1
F x    for 4 x6
2
5
6 for 6  x  10


1 for x  10

Find i  P2  X  6 ii  P X  4 iii  P X  5 iv  probability distribution of X.

3. A continuous random variable has a p.d.f given by


k e 4 x for x  0
f x   
0 elsewhere
(a) Find (i) the value of k (ii) P1  X  3
(b) Obtain the distribution function of X
(b) Find the mean and standard deviation of X
4. The lifetimes in years of a five-year old building in Kariakoo is a random variable whose
distribution function is given by
0 for x  5

F x    25
1 for x  5
 x2
Find the probability that such a building will be living
(a) Beyond eight years (b) Between six and eight years.

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