Exercise 1 Let X be a random variable that has moment generating function My(t) = 0.5-t2-t...
(3 marks) The moment generating function of a random variable X is given by MX(t) = 24 20 < - In 0.6. Find the mean and standard deviation of X using its moment generating function.
3.81 The random variable X has moment generating function M (1) = 0.2e41 + 0.7e7t + 0.1 e9t -oo < t <00, Find P(X = 7).
+ 2 A continuous random variable Y has moment generating function m(t) = e50t+251-72. Find (a) P(40 <Y < 45) (b) a value b such that P(Y < b) = 0.975.
(1 point) If X is a random variable with moment generating function ui) = (1-1)-9, t < I/7 then E(X) = and Var(X) =
The geometric random variable X has moment generating function given by EetX) = p(1 – qe*)-7, where q = 1- p and 0 < p < 1. Use this to derive the mean and variance of X.
Exercise 3.37. Suppose random variable X has a cumulative distribution function F(x) = 1+r) 720 x < 0. (a) Find the probability density function of X. (b) Calculate P{2 < X <3}. (c) Calculate E[(1 + x){e-2X].
Question 4. [5 marksi Let Xbe a random variable with probability mass function (pmf) A-p for -1, 2,... and zero elsewhere (whereq-1-p, 0 <p< (a) Find the moment generating function (mg ofX. C11 (b) Using the result in (a) or otherwise find the expected value and variance of X. C23 (c) Let X, X,., X, be independent random variables all with the pmf fix) above, and let Find the mgf and the cumulant generating function of Y.
Let > 0 and a > 0 be given. Suppose that X is a random variable with moment generating function e My(t) = {(A-ta tsy Top til Compute Var(X). Show that if we define Ly(t) = In My(t) then Ls (0) = Var(X).
2te-t2 { 2te-1 = t> 0 6. Let g(t) be the probability density function of the continuous 0 t < 0 random variable X. a. Verify that g(t) is indeed a probability density function. [8] b. Find the median of X, i.e. the number m such that P(X <m) = } = 0.5. [7]
12. let Mx(1) be the moment generating function of X. Show that (a) Mex+o(t) = eMx(at). (b) TX - Normal(), o?) and moment generating function of X is Mx (0) - to'p. Show that the random variable 2 - Normal(0,1) 13. IX. X X . are mutually independent normal random variables with means t o ... and variances o, o,...,0, then prove that X NOEL ?). 14. If Mx(1) be the moment generating function of X. Show that (a) log(Mx...