3. Suppose that Z is standard normal. (a) In Chebyshev's inequality P(IZ 22) p, what is p*? (b) W...
7. (a) State Chebyshev's inequality and prove it using Markov's inequality. 151 (b) Let (2, P) be a probability space representing a random experiment that can be repeated many times under the same conditions, and let A S2 be a random event. Suppose the experiment is repeated n times. (i) Write down an expression for the relative frequency of event A 131 ) Show that the relative frequence of A converges in probability to P(A) as the number of repetitions...
2. Suppose that is an exponential random variable with pdf f(y)= e), y>0. a. Use Chebyshev's Inequality to get an upper bound for the probability that takes on a value more than two standard deviations away from the mean. b. Use the given pdf to compute the exact probability that takes on a value more than two standard deviations away from the mean.
Suppose that Z is the standard normal distribution. Find P(Z<-1.81). Suppose that Z is the standard normal distribution. Find P(Z>2). Suppose that Z is the standard normal distribution. Find P(-1.95<Z<1.07). Suppose that Z is the standard normal distribution. What value of Z represents the 20th percentile?
Suppose Z has standard normal distribution. What is P(Z < -0.44)? A.) 0.33 B.) -0.15 C.) 0.67 D.) 0.3446
1) Let X and Y be random variables. Show that Cov( X + Y, X-Y) Var(X)--Var(Y) without appealing to the general formulas for the covariance of the linear combinations of sets of random variables; use the basic identity Cov(Z1,22)-E[Z1Z2]- E[Z1 E[Z2, valid for any two random variables, and the properties of the expected value 2) Let X be the normal random variable with zero mean and standard deviation Let ?(t) be the distribution function of the standard normal random variable....
Suppose that Xi are IID normal random variables with mean 2 and variance 1, for i = 1, 2, ..., n. (a) Calculate P(X1 < 2.6), i.e., the probability that the first value collected is less than 2.6. (b) Suppose we collect a sample of size 2, X1 and X2. What is the probability that their sample mean is greater than 3? (c) Again, suppose we collect two samples (n=2), X1 and X2. What is the probability that their sum...
Suppose X1,X2, .. ,X, is a random sample from a standard normal distribution and let Z be another standard normal variable that is independent of X1, X2, .., X,. 9 9 9 Determine the distribution of each of the variables X, U and V. (a) (b) Determine the distribution of the variable 3Z NU Determine the distribution of the variable W- (c) (d) Determine the distribution of the variable R -4y (where Y is the variable from (C)
3. Suppose that X1,X2, ,Xn are i.id. N(0, σ2). Find a function of T(X)-Σǐii verges in distribution to a normal distribution. State the mean and variance of your limiung normal distribution. 4. Stirling's Formula, which gives approximation for factorials, can be derived using CLT. (a) Suppose that X1, X2, random variable Z, .Xn is an ii.d. sample from Exp(1). Show that, for a standard normal PTPZ) (b) Show by differencing both sides of the approximation in part a. Then set...
Suppose Z is a standard normal random variable. (See problem.) If P(-z<z<z) 0.796, find Question 1 Find P(-2.46 <Z<-0.98) Question 2
For a standard normal distribution, find: P(z > -2.52) (round to 3 decimal places) For a standard normal distribution, find: P(-2.56 < z < -2.52) (round to 3 decimal places) For a standard normal distribution, find: P(z > c) = 0.2726 Find c. (round to 2 decimal places) A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 5.3 years, and standard deviation of 1.7 years. If you randomly purchase one item, what is the probability it...