Let X be a random variable with probability density function 2 (r > 1 0 otherwise....
7. Let X a be random variable with probability density function given by -1 < x < 1 fx(x) otherwise (a) Find the mean u and variance o2 of X (b) Derive the moment generating function of X and state the values for which it is defined (c) For the value(s) at which the moment generating function found in part (b) is (are) not defined, what should the moment generating function be defined as? Justify your answer (d) Let X1,...
6. Let X be a continuous random variable whose probability density function is: 0, x <0, x20.5 Find the median un the mode. 7. Let X be a continuous random variable whose cumulative distribution function is: F(x) = 0.1x, ja 0S$s10, Find 1) the densitv function of random variable U-12-X. 0, ja x<0, I, ja x>10.
Let X be a random variable with density function fX (x)= cx(1−x), if0<x<1, 0 ,otherwise. (a) What is the value of c? (b) What is the cumulative distribution function FX for X? (c) What is the probability that X < 1/4?
2x 0<x<1 Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function f(x)= To else The cumulative distribution function is F(x). Find EX.
1. (10 marks) random variable with density r(x). Let g: R - (a) Let X R be a (differentiable) function and let Y = g(X). Write expressions for the following ((ii)-(iv) should be in terms of the density of X (i) The integral f()d (ii) The mean E(X) (ii The probability P(X e (a, b) (iv) The mean E(g(X)) R be a smooth (1 mark (1 mark) (1 mark (1 mark) (b) Let z E R be a constant and...
be a continuous random variable with probability density function 3. Let for 0 r 1 a, for 2 < < 4 0, elsew here 2 7 fx(x) = (a) Find a to make fx(x) an acceptable probability density function. (b) Determine the (cumulative) distribution function F(x) and draw its graph.
Suppose the random variable X has probability density function (pdf) - { -1 < x<1 otherwise C fx (x) C0 : where c is a constant. (a) Show that c = 1/7; (b) Graph fx (х); (c) Given that all of the moments exist, why are all the odd moments of X zero? (d) What is the median of the distribution of X? (e) Find E (X2) and hence var X; (f) Let X1, fx (x) What is the limiting...
Question 5 15 marks] Let X be a random variable with pdf -{ fx(z) = - 0<r<1 (1) 0 :otherwise, Xa, n>2, be iid. random variables with pdf where 0> 0. Let X. X2.... given by (1) (a) Let Ylog X, where X has pdf given by (1). Show that the pdf of Y is Be- otherwise, (b) Show that the log-likelihood given the X, is = n log0+ (0- 1)log X (0 X) Hence show that the maximum likelihood...
4. Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function: x<1 0, if if| if x>4 f(x) = (x2 + 1), 4 x 24 0 Find the standard deviation of random variable X.
Question 1(a&b) Question 3 (a,b,c,d) QUESTION 1 (15 MARKS) Let X and Y be continuous random variables with joint probability density function 6e.de +3,, х, у z 0 otherwise f(x, y 0 Determine whether or not X and Y are independent. (9 marks) a) b) Find P(x> Y). Show how you get the limits for X and Y (6 marks) QUESTION 3 (19 MARKS) Let f(x, x.) = 2x, , o x, sk: O a) Find k xsl and f(x,...