IST 1015 – Statistics I

Homework III

1. For the random variable X defined by the probability function below, answer the
following questions.
x 2 3 4 5 6 7
f(x) 0.25 0.15 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.25
a. Find the probability that X is even or at least 7.
b. Find and sketch the cdf.
c. Find the expected value and variance of X.
d. Find the expected value and variance of Y=2X+3.

2. For the random variable X with the probability function below, answer the following
questions.
3 ,0 < < 1
( )=
0, ℎ
a. Find the cdf of X.
b. Find the probability that X is less than 0.5.
c. Find E(X).