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A probability distribution function for a random variable X has the form Fx(x) = A{1 - exp[-(x - 1)]}, 1<x< 10, -00<x<1 (a) For what value of A is this a valid probability distribution function? (b) Find the probability density function and sketch it. (c) Use the density function to find the probability that the random variable is in the range 2 < X <3. Check your answer using the distribution function. (d) Find the probability that the random variable...
2-2.3 A probability distribution function for a random variable has the form F,(x) = A(1-exp[-(x-1)) 1 < x < oo -00<xs1 a) For what value of A is this a valid probability distribution function? b) What is Fx (2)? c) What is the probability that the random variable lies in the interval 2 X < 00? d) What is the probability that the random variable lies in the interval 1 <X s3?
(15 points) Let X be a continuous random variable with cumulative distribution function F(x) = 0, r <α Inr, a< x <b 1, b< (a) Find the values of a and b so that F(x) is the distribution function of a continuous random variable. (b) Find P(X > 2). (c) Find the probability density function f(x) for X. (d) Find E(X)
2. Determine whether the function f(x) is a valid probability distribution (PMF) for a random variable with the range 0,1,2,3,4 12 f(x) = 30 3. Suppose X is a random variable with probability distribution (PMF) given by f( and a range of 0,1, 2. Find the distribution function (CDF) for X 6
Random variable x has a uniform distribution defined by the probability density function below. Determine the probability that x has a value of at least 220. f(x) = 1/100 for values of x between 200 and 300, and 0 everywhere else a)0.65 b)0.80 c)0.75 d)0.60
5. Suppose that the probability distribution function (p.d.f.) of a random variable X is as follows: a-x3) for 0<x<1 o/w Sketch this p.d.f. and determine the values of the following probabilities: f(x) =
Question # A.4 (a) Given that probability density function (pdf of a random variable (RV), x is as follows: Px(x)-axexp(-ax) x 20 otherwise where α is a constant. Suppose y = log(x) and y is monotonic in the given range of X. Determine: (i) pdf of y; (ii) valid range of y; and, (iii) expected value of y. Answer hint:J exp(y) (b) Given that, the pdf, namely, fx(x) of a RV, x is uniformly distributed in the range (-t/2, +...
Determine if the following tables can serve as a probability distribution for some random variable based on the three conditions: (1) $X$ values are numerical. (2) $P(x)$ values are between 0 and 1 and. (3) sum of P(x) values is 1 (P(x) = 1). If all three conditions are met, write not applicable (NA) for the second part. (a) x 02 3 4 5 P(x) 0.2 0.24 0.16 0.3 0.2 This table a a probability distribution because it does not...
6. The distribution law of random variable X is given -0.4 -0.2 0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 Xi Pi Find the variance of random variable X. 7. Let X be a continuous random variable whose probability density function is: f(x)=Ice + ax, ifXE (0,1) if x ¢ (0:1) 0, Find 1) the coefficient a; 2) P(O.5 X<0.7); 3) P(X>3). Part 3. Statistics A sample of measurements is given Y 8 4 2 2 0 8. Compute the coefficient of...
2) Consider a random variable with the following probability distribution: P(X = 0) = 0.1, P(X=1) =0.2, P(X=2) = 0.3, P(X=3) = 0.3, and P(X=4)= 0.1. A. Generate 400 values of this random variable with the given probability distribution using simulation. B. Compare the distribution of simulated values to the given probability distribution. Is the simulated distribution indicative of the given probability distribution? Explain why or why not. C. Compute the mean and standard deviation of the distribution of simulated...