Exercise 03 (Suggested Answers)

1. (a) f (3) = 0, f (4) = 1/5, f (5) = 4/5, and f (x) = 0 otherwise.

• f (x) ≥ 0 for all x.
P
• all x
f (x) = 0 + 1/5 + 4/5 = 1.
Thus, f (x) is a valid distribution for a discrete random variable.
(b)
X
E(X) = xP(X = x)
all x
= 3 × 0 + 4 × 1/5 + 5 × 4/5
= 24/5
= 4.8

(c)
X
E(X 2 ) = x2 P(X = x)
all x
= 3 × 0 + 42 × 1/5 + 52 × 4/5
2

= 116/5
= 23.2

(d)

σ 2 = E(X 2 ) − E(X)2
= 23.2 − (4.8)2
= 0.16

√
σ = 0.16
= 0.4

2. Let X be a Poisson with λ = 1 destructive earthquake per year.

Let Y be a Poisson with λ = 1 × 0.5 = 0.5 destructive earthquake per 6-month.

(a) P (Y ≥ 1) = 1 − P (Y ≤ 0) = 1 − 0.607 = 0.393

(b) P (Y ≥ 3) = 1 − P (Y ≤ 2) = 1 − 0.986 = 0.014

3. (a) X ∼ N (60, 152 )

i.
50 − 60
P (X > 50) = P (Z > )
15
= P (Z > −0.667)
= 1 − P (Z < −0.667)
= 1 − 0.2514
= 0.7486
 ii.
30 − 60
P (X < 30) = P (Z < )
15
= P (Z < −2)
= 0.0228

iii.

P (30 < X < 60) = P (−2 < Z < 0)

= P (Z < 0) − P (Z < −2)
= 0.5 − 0.0228 = 0.4772

iv.

P (X > 90) = P (Z > 2)

= 1 − P (Z < 2)
= 1 − 0.9772 = 0.0228

v.

P (X ≥ 90) = P (X > 90)

= 0.0228
vi.

P (X = 60) = P (Z = 0) = 0

(b)

P (X > x1 ) = 0.1
x1 − 60
P (Z > ) = 0.1
15
x1 − 60
P (Z < ) = 0.9
15
x1 − 60
= 1.28
15
x1 = 79.2

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