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Chapter 03 W4 L2 Continuos Random Variable 2015 UTP C3 PDF
Chapter 03 W4 L2 Continuos Random Variable 2015 UTP C3 PDF
Chapter 3 (Week 4)
Continuous Random
Variable
Dr.Rajalingam
L2- Continuous random variable
Remark – Refer to chapter 3
CONTINUOUS RANDOM
VARIABLES
Learning Objectives:
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P ( a X b ) f ( x ) dx
a
P( x1 X x 2 ) P( x1 X x2 ) P( x1 X x2 ) P( x1 X x2 )
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F(x) = P(X x) f ( x)dx for - x
Variance of X is given as
V ( X ) ( x ) f ( x)dx x 2 f ( x)dx 2
2 2
Standard deviation of X is .
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Example 1
kx 2 for 1 x 1
f (x)
0, elsewhere
Question
kx 2 for 1 x 1
f (x)
0, elsewhere
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Exercise
Find the cumulative probability distribution of X given that the
density function is
k (1 x 4 ), for 0 x 1
f ( x)
0, elsewhere
Find
• the value of constant k;
• the cdf, F(x); DYS
• P(0.25 < X < 0.5)
• the mean of X; and
• the variance of X.
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