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Discrete Random Variables and Probabilities

The document outlines a tutorial for IMAT2715K focusing on random variables and discrete probability distributions. It includes various exercises involving identifying discrete random variables, calculating probabilities, expectations, variances, and applying binomial and Poisson probability formulas. Additionally, it presents scenarios for calculating probabilities related to experiments with dice and seeds.

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Discrete Random Variables and Probabilities

The document outlines a tutorial for IMAT2715K focusing on random variables and discrete probability distributions. It includes various exercises involving identifying discrete random variables, calculating probabilities, expectations, variances, and applying binomial and Poisson probability formulas. Additionally, it presents scenarios for calculating probabilities related to experiments with dice and seeds.

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IMAT2715K – Operational Research

Tutorial / Lab – 2

Random Variables and Discrete Probability Distribution


1. Below are listed a series of experiments and associated random variables. State whether or
not the random variable is discrete and identify the values that the discrete variables can
take.

Experiment Random Variable (X)

(a) Observing a production line Number of defective items produced


(b) Health study of overweight employees Number of kilograms of weight loss
after a diet
(c) Telephone survey on television viewing Number of viewers of a Channel 4 ratings
programme
(d) Observing employees at work Number of hours to complete a given
task
(e) Planting 20 seeds Number of seeds that germinate

2. Let X = total score when two dice are rolled.

(a) Find the possible values of the random variable X and determine associated possibilities.

(b) Determine the expectation of X.

(c) Determine the Variance and Standard Deviation

3. Which of following tables cannot represent probability distributions?

(a) 𝑥 P(𝑥 ) (b) 𝑥 P(𝑥 ) (c) 𝑥 P(𝑥 )


------------------- -------------- --------------
0 0.5 -10 1/3 5 0.6
1 0.2 0 1/3 6 0.3
2 0.3 10 1/3 7 -0.2
3 0.1 8 0.3

4. For the given probability distribution find the probabilities.

(a) P(X = 22) (b) P(X = 21 or 22) (c) P(X > 21)

𝑥 P(𝑥 )
---------------
20 0.16
21 0.28
22 0.34
23 0.19
24 0.03
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5. State the formula used to calculate binominal probabilities.

6. Which formulae should be used to find the mean and variance of a binominal random
variable?

7. For a binominal experiment with n = 5 and p = 0.7, find the probabilities of

(a) Three success (b) five successes (c) no success


(d) more than two successes (e) three or fewer successes

8. For binominal distributions with the following n and p, calculate the mean and variance.

(a) n =5, p = 0.7 (b) n =50, p = 0.03 (c) n =50, p = 0.97

9. State the formula used to calculate Poisson probabilities.

10. For the Poisson random variable X, with λ = 7, find the following probabilities:

(a) P(X = 7) (b) P(X = 6) (c) P(5 < X < 9)


(d) P(5 ≤ X < 8) (e) P(X < 5) (f) P(X ≥ 5)

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