3. Suppose that X is a nonegative integer valued random variable. Show that E[X] = P(X...
1. If X is a nonnegative integer valued random variable, show that n-1 n-0 Hint: Define the sequence of random variables I, n 1, by 1, if n X 10, ifn>X Now express X in terms of the I
Problem 3. 3. For a nonnegative integer-valued random variable X show that i-0 4. A coin comes up heads with probability p. It is flipped until two consecutive heads or two consecutive tails occur. Find the expected number of flips 5. Suppose that PX a)p, P[Xb-p, a b. Show that (X-b)/(a-b) is a Bernoulli variable, and find its variance 3. For a nonnegative integer-valued random variable X show that i-0 4. A coin comes up heads with probability p. It...
5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that E X2] (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First, make sure you see why this is a special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality; then apply it to get one of the inequalities of this problem.) 5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that E X2] (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First,...
5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that E X2] (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First, make sure you see why this is a special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality; then apply it to get one of the inequalities of this problem.) 5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that E X2] (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First,...
If X is a nonnegative integer-valued random variable then the function P(z), defined for lzl s 1 by is called the probability generating function of X (a) Show that d* (b) With 0 being considered even, show that PX is even) = P(-1) + P(1) (c) If X is binomial with parameters n and p, show that Pix is even) -1+12p (d) If X is Poisson with mean A, show that 1+ e-24 2 P[X is even)- (e) If X...
Let N denote a nonnegative integer-valued random variable. Show that k-1 k O In general show that if X is nonnegative with distribution F, then and E(X") = : nx"-'F(x) ds.
5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First, make sure you see why this is a special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality; then apply it to get one of the inequalities of this problem.) 5. Let X be a non-negative integer-valued random variable with positive expectation. Prove that (Hint: Use the following special case of the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality: First, make sure you see...
please use the hints to solve the question 3. Let X be an integer-valued RV with PGF P(s), and suppose that the MGF M(s) exists for s € (-30, so), 50 > 0. How are M(s) and P(s) related? Using M(k)(s)s=0 = EXk for positive integral k, find Exk in terms of the derivatives of P(s) for values of k = 1, 2, 3, 4. Hints: The first part is to show that M(s) = Ple") or something like this....
Question 1: 1a) Let the random variable X have a geometric distribution with parameter p , i.e., P(X = x) = pq??, x=1,2,... i) Show that P(X > m)=q" , where m is a positive integer. (5 points) ii) Show that P(X > m+n X > m) = P(X>n), where m and n are positive integers. (5 points) 1b) Suppose the random variable X takes non-negative integer values, i.e., X is a count random variable. Prove that (6 points) E(X)=...
5. A non-negative valued continuous random variable X satisfies P(X > x +y|X > x) = P(X > y) > 0 for any x,y > 0. (a) Show that P(X > nx) = [P(X > x)]" and P(X > x/m) = [P(X > x)]1/m for positive integers n, m. (b) Show that X~ exponential() for some A > 0.