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Problem Set 3

This document provides practice problems for a probability and random variables course. It includes 13 problems across common discrete probability distributions like binomial, Poisson, and geometric. The problems cover concepts like probability mass functions, cumulative distribution functions, means, variances, and computing probabilities for random variables following these distributions.

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Problem Set 3

This document provides practice problems for a probability and random variables course. It includes 13 problems across common discrete probability distributions like binomial, Poisson, and geometric. The problems cover concepts like probability mass functions, cumulative distribution functions, means, variances, and computing probabilities for random variables following these distributions.

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Practice Problem –Set 3 Probability Fall 2021

Random Variables

Assignment Ex. Sec title/ Page # Problems (12)


Chapter 4 Discrete Distributions
Lecture 5 Sec4.1 Random variables 2,4,5,23,25
Lecture 6 Sec 4.2 Binomial Distribution 34
Lecture 7
Sec 4.4 Mean and Variance 56,59,62,63,65

4.6,7 Poisson Process 84


4.8 Geometric
Tutorial and Practice Ex.
1. Two fair dice are rolled. Let X equal the product of the 2 dice. Compute the probability
mass function of the R.V. X p(X=i), i=1,2,…,36

2. The probability mass function of a random variable X is given by the following table:
x 1 3 4 7
p(x) 3k 4k 6k 7k
Find 𝑘 , 𝑉𝑎𝑟(2 − 𝑋), 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 3|𝑋 ≤ 6)

3. Suppose the distribution function of the R.V. X is given by :


0 X  5
0.3 5 X 0

a) F ( x)  0.7 0  X 1
0.9 1 X  4

1 4 X
i) Plot the cdf F(x)
ii) Find the pmf p(x) of X
iii) P(1/2 < X < 3) , 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 0) and 𝑃(𝑋 > 1)
iv) Compute 𝜇𝑋 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜎𝑋 .
4. Let
k (0.6) x X  1,2,3,...., 
f ( x)  
 0 otherwise

be the pmf of the R.V X. Find k and the cdf of X, E[X] , and Var(X), hence compute
(a) E[(2+X)2]; (b) Var(4+3X)

5. A shipment of personal computers PCs has 2% defective PCs. If 10 PCs are selected at
random
a. What is the probability that at least one is defective ?
b. Find the mean number of defective PCs

6. Customers arrive at a service counter according to a Poisson process at an average of


20 customers per hour. Determine the probability that
Practice Problem –Set 3 Probability Fall 2021
Random Variables

i) At most 5 customers arrive during a 5-minute period.


ii) No customers arrive during a 5-minute period.
iii) If 10 such service counters are used at an office. Find the probability that at most
one service counter will have no customers during a 5-minute period.

7. Let the number of car accidents be a Poisson R.V. If the rate of car accidents in a road is
3 accidents in a day, compute
i) the probability of having no accidents in the afternoon interval (12 pm, 18 pm).
ii) the average and standard deviation of accidents in a week.
iii) the probability of having at least 6 accidents in a month.

8. A secretary makes 2 errors per page , on average. What is the probability that on the
next page she will make a) 4 or more errors , b) no errors.

9. The probability that a student passes the written test is 0.7. Find the probability that a
student will pass the test on het a) third try , b) before the fourth try.

10. Find the probability that a person flipping a coin gets


a. The third head on the seventh flip
b. The first head on the fourth flip
11. If X is a binomial R.V. with expected value 6 and variance 2.4 , find P(X=5)

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