PRP

Part A

1.​ Define Random Variable.

2.​ A continuous random variable X has probability density function

f(x) = . Find

3.​ The cumulative distribution function of a continuous random variable is given by

. Find the probability density function and mean of X.

4.​ A random variable X has the probability density function f(x) given by

. Find the value of ‘c’.

5.​ Given the probability density function , find k such that

.

6.​ If the MGF of a continuous random variable X is given by . Obtain the

standard deviation.

7.​ For a Binomial distribution the mean is 6 and standard deviation is . Find the first two
terms of the distribution.

8.​ Let X be a random variable with moment generating function Find its
mean and variance.
9.​ The number of hardware failures of a computer system in a week of operations has the
following probability mass function:​

No of failures 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Probability 0.18 0.28 0.25 0.18 0.06 0.04 0.01

Find the mean of the number of failures in a week.

​
10.​ A random variable X is uniformly distributed between 3 and 15. Find the variance of X.
11.​ The joint probability density function of the random variable is defined as

. Find the marginal probability density functions of X

and Y.
12.​ The joint probability density function of the random variable is defined as

. Find the value of .

13.​ If the function is to be a density function, find

the value of c.

14.​ If X and Y have joint probability density function .

Check whether X and Y are independent.

15.​ If the joint pdfof (X,Y) is . Find .

16.​ The two regression equations of two random variables X and Y are 4x-5y+33=0 and
20x-9y=107. Find the mean values of X and Y.
17.​ Can and be the estimated regression equations of Yand X

respectively? Explain your answer.

18.​ What is the range of the correlation coefficient?
19.​ If and are independent random variables with variance 2 and 3.
Find the variance of 3 +4 .
20.​ Define Covariance of (X, Y). If X and Y are independent, what will be the
Cov (X, Y)?

Part B
1.​ A random variable X has the following probability distribution

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(x) a 3a 5a 7a 9a 11a 13a 15a 17a
Find (a) the value of ‘a’ (b) P(X < 3) (c) P(0 < X< 5)

(d)The smallest value of for whichP(X≤ )>0.5.

2.​ A random variable X has the following probability distribution

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 2
P(x) 0 k 2k 2k 3k k 2k 7k2+k
Find (a) the value of k (b) P(X<6) (c) P(0<X< 5) (d) the minimum value of ‘r’ for

which P(X ≤ r) >1/2.

3.​ A continuous RV X has probability density function given by f(x)= 3x2 ,0≤x≤1 . Find ‘a’ and
‘b’ such that (i) and (ii) .

4.​ A random variable X has probability function . Find the MGF,

mean and variance.
5.​ A random variable X has the following probability distribution Find
(a). P(X is even) (b). P(X≥5)(c). P(X is divisible by 3).
6.​ Find the MGF,mean and variance of a random variable X having the probability density

function .
7.​ Find the moment generating function of Binomial distributionand hence find itsmean and
variance.
8.​ Find the moment generating function of Poisson distribution and hence find its mean and
variance.
9.​ Find the moment generating function of Geometric distribution and hence find its mean and
variance.
10.​ Find the moment generating function of Uniform distribution and also find its mean and
variance.
11.​ Find the moment generating function of Exponential distribution and hence find its mean and
variance.
12.​ Find the moment generating function of Normal distribution and hence find its mean and
variance.
13.​ State and prove memory less property of Exponential distribution.
14.​ If the probability that an applicant for a driver’s license will pass the road test on any given
trial is 0.8. What is the probability that he will finally pass the test
(a) on the fourth trial
(b) in fewer than 4 trials?
15.​ Four buses arrive at a specified stop at 15 minute interval starting at 7 am. If a passenger
arrives at the stop at a time that is uniformly distributed between 7 and 7.30am, find the
probability that he waits
(a) less than 5 min for a bus
(b) more than 10 min for a bus?
16.​ In a large consignment of electric bulbs 10% are defective. A random sample of 20 is taken
for inspection. Find the probability that
(a) All are good bulbs
(b) atmost there are 3 defective bulbs
(c) Exactly there are 3 defective bulbs.
17.​ A manufacturer of pins knows that 2% of his products are defective. If he sells pins in boxes
of 100 and guarantees that not more than 4 pins will be defective. What is the probability that
a box will fail to meet the guaranteed quality?
18.​ A random variable Xhas a uniform distribution over (-3,3). Compute
(a). P(X<2) (b). P(|𝑋| < 2) (c). FindK for which P(X>K)=1/3.

19.​ The joint probability mass function of is given by ,

, . Find all the marginal and conditional distributions. Also find the

probability distribution of .

20.​ Given .
 (a). Evaluate c, (b).find and .
21.​ The joint probability density function of a two dimensional random variable is given

by . Compute (i). (ii). .

22.​ If X and Y are two random variable having joint density function

,
find and

23.​ Given the joint pdfof . Find the marginal densities of

and . Are and independent?
24.​ If the joint distribution function of X and Y is given by

Find (a) marginal density of X and Y. (b) Are X and Y are independent?

25.​ Given the joint probability density function of as . Find

the marginal and conditional probability density functions of and .
26.​ If the joint probability density function of a two dimensional random variables (X,Y) is given

by , Find Cov (X,Y)

Production (x) 55 56 58 59 60 60 62
Export (y) 35 38 37 39 44 43 44
27.​ Find the coefficient of correlation between industrial production and export using the
followingdata.

28.​ Find the correlation coefficient and regression lines for the following heights ​
(in inches) of Fathers X and their Sons Y.

X 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 72

Y 67 68 65 68 72 72 69 71
29.​ In a partially destroyed laboratory record only the lines of regressions and variance of x are
available. The regression equations are and variance of
x = 9. Find (a). The mean values of x and y. (b). Correlation coefficient between X andY.
30.​ If and each follow exponential distribution with parameter 1 and are independent,
findthe probability density function of .

31.​ If the joint probability density functionof is . Find the

probability density functionof .