7/17/24, 2:41 PM Chapter 2: Random variables and random vectors

Chapter 2: Random variables and random vectors ĐỨC LÊ THANH HOÀNG

Question 1 0/15 pts 999 998

A local bakery has determined a probability distribution for the number of cheesecakes that they sell
on a given day.

X= #sold 0 5 10 15 20
Probability 0.11 0.38 0.19 ...? 0.08

1. What is the probability of selling 15 cheesecakes in a given day?

Question 2 0/15 pts 999 998

The lifetime of a machine part has a continuous distribution on the interval (0, 35) with probability
density function f(x), where f(x) is proportional to (4 + x) . Calculate the probability that the
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lifetime of the machine part is less than 10.

Answer:

Question 3 0/15 pts 999 998

A contractor will bid for two jobs in sequence. She has a 0.7 probability of winning the first job. If
she wins the first job, then she has a 0.2 chance of winning the second job; if she loses the first job,
then she has a 0.5 chance of winning the second job. Let X denote the number of jobs that she
wins.

1. Find the probability mass function of X . (list the values of X from the smallest to the
biggest)
x P

2. Let Y = 2X + 2 .
Compute E(Y )
Answer:
and V (Y )
Answer: .

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Question 4 0/15 pts 999 998

Consider the discrete random variable X given in the table below.

X 7 10 12 15 19
P(X) 0.08 0.12 0.11 0.58 0.11

1. Calculate the mean, variance, and standard deviation of X.

E(X) =
V (X) =
σ(X) =

2. Let Y = X1 + X2, where X1 and X2 are two independent random variables with the same
distribution as X. Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of Y .

E(Y ) =
V (Y ) =
σ(Y ) =

3. Let Z = X1 − X2,where X1 and X2 are two independent random variables with the same
distribution as X. Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of Z .
E(Z) =
V (Z) =
σ(X) =

Question 5 0/15 pts 999 998

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Let X be a discrete random variable that has a probability mass function f(x) and a cumulative
distribution function F(x).

1. Complete the table below by determining F(x).

x f(x) F(x)

0 0.139

1 0.208

2 0.187

3 0.236

4 0.23
2. Compute the probability P (0.5 < X ≤ 3) .
Answer:
3. Compute E(X) + 2σ(X) .
Answer:

Question 6 0/10 pts 999 998

In a product quality inspection, products are tested in two rounds. A product is qualified if it has a
rating of 1 or 2, and it is not qualified if it has a rating of 0. The following is the joint probability
distribution:
Round 1 (X)
0 1 2
0 0.136 0.077 0.015
Round
1 0.155 0.031 0.229
2 (Y)
2 0.144 0.188 0.025

1. If a product is randomly chosen, find the probability that this product is evaluated as qualified
in both rounds.
Answer:
2. If a product is randomly chosen, find the probability that this product is evaluated as qualified
in the second round given that it is not qualified in the first round.
Answer:
3. Compute E(XY ) .
Answer:

Question 7 0/15 pts 999 998

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Consider a game which is simplified from a Vietnamese traditional game. To start this game, a kid
must throw a stone into the goal region, which consists of a circle and a square with a radius of 30
cm.

1. Find the probability that the kid's stone fell into the circle, given that the stone was in the
goal region.
Answer:
2. If the assigned scores are given as below:
S1 = 5 , S2 = 3 , and S3 = 2 (see the figure), find the average score that a kid can earn in
one throw.
Answer:

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