Probability & Statistics EP1 - Problems

GENERAL EVALUATION DATA

STUDENT NAME: ID: DATE: EVALUATOR NAME: Jorge De Anda Salazar

Find out which distribution is needed and solve the problem. (20% per problem - > 5% inferring the distribution, 15%) 1. We have a 1 meter wooden stick. If we break it at random in 2 pieces, which is the expected value for the longest piece?? a. Distribution : ___________________________________

b.

Expected Value : ____________________________________

2. Some biologists are making an experiment to find a strange molecule in the air. Each air sample has 10% of probability to contain the strange molecule. Assume the samples are. Find the probability that in 18 samples, exactly two contain a strange molecule. a. Distribution : _______________________________________

b. Unit 3 Quiz

Probability : _______________________________________

3. If the quantity of cosmic radiation at which a person a person is exposed when is flying across Mexico is a random variable with Gauss bell like distribution, with mrem and mre. Find the probability that the amount of cosmic radiation at which a person will be exposed in this trip is between 4 mrem and 5 mrem a. Distribution : _______________________________________

b.

Probability : _______________________________________

Distribution approximations ( 20% ) 1. In certain workshop 5% of the books they make have bad finishing. Find the probability using 2 different distributions that 2 of 100 books have bad finishing? a. b. Distribution : ______________ Distribution : ______________ Probability:_________________ Probability:_________________

Which is the meaning of the term in the exponential distribution?? ( 20% ) 1. Deduce the expected value of an exponential distribution 2. Deduce the variance of the exponential distribution.