QUIZ-05/PRP/SPRING16

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Name: ______SOLUTION______________________ Roll No: _________________ Section: ________

Question 1 (Sec B): Find P [ X> t+h| X >t
significance of your answer?

for an exponential random variable. Is there any

[15 marks]

P [ (X >t +h)(X >t )

P [ X> t +h| X >t =

P [X > t ]
The common part of the two events

X >t +h and

X >t , is

X >t +h . So

P [ ( X >t +h )
P [ X> t+h| X >t =

P [ X >t ]
1P [ ( X t +h )
1P [( X t )

1( 1et +h )

1( 1et )
h
e
P[ X >h]

Which is the memorylessness property.

Question 2 (Sec B): A fair coin is tossed 3 times. A random variable X represents the number of
consecutive heads including the first head, if it occurs. Find:
[5 marks]

F X ( p X (2 p X (2P[{HTH , THT }])))

S X ={0,1,2,3 }
1
1
p X ( 0 ) = , p X ( 3 )=
8
8
p X ( 1 )=P [ X=1 ]=P [ { HTT } {THT } { TTH } { HTH } ] =
p X ( 2 )=P [ X=2 ] =P [ { HHT } {THH } ]=

4
8

2
8

p X ( x )=0, otherwise
x

F X ( x )= p X (k)
k=0

( ( ( )))

F X ( p X ( 2 p X ( 2P [ { HTH ,THT } ] ) ) )=F X p X 2p X 2

2
8

( ( ( )))

F X p X 2 p X

14
8

F X ( p X ( 20 ))
FX ( pX ( 2) )
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FX

( 28 )

p X (0)
1

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QUIZ-05/PRP/SPRING16

18/03/2016
20 / Time: 20 min

Marks:

Name: ______SOLUTION______________________ Roll No: _________________ Section: ________

Question 1 (Sec A & C): A fair coin is tossed 3 times. A random variable X represents the number of
consecutive heads including the first head, if it occurs.
[20 marks]
For each of following, write the answer if a value, else write reason (why a value cannot be found).

S
#
a

Quantity

Answer

Reason

P [ HTH ]

Wrong notation.

HTH

is not an event.

p X [1]

Wrong notation.

p X (1)

is the right way to ask for it.

P X (2)

2
8

F X (0.5)

p X ( 0 )=

f X (2.5)

Not defined, or ZERO.

P [ {2 } ]

Undefined.

P X ({2})

Wrong notation.

FX (2)

F X (2 )

P [ {1 } ]

Undefined.

P[{TTT }]

FcX (2)

p X ( 3 )=

m
*

P[0]

Undefined.

n*

P[P [ { 0 } ]]

Undefined.

{ 0 } does not belong to Sigma Field.

o*

P[{ p X (1)}]

Undefined.

{18 }

p*

p X ( p X (1))

1
8
PDF generally not defined for discrete
RV. If impulse representation is to be
accepted, then it will be ZERO.

{ 2 } does not belong to Sigma Field.

P X () is not defined for a DRV. {2 }
does not belong to Sigma Field.

1 4 2 7
p X ( 0 ) + p X ( 1 ) + p X ( 2 )= + + =
8 8 8 8

{ 1 } does not belong to Sigma Field.

1
8

pX

1
8
0 is not a valid Event.

does not belong to Sigma Field.

( 48 )=0

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