Quiz-3 Exam (Section 30)

BRAC University: Department of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

Course Name: Elements of Statistics & Probability (STA201)
Time: 40 Minutes (Exam) +10 Minutes (submission)
Answer all the questions (Total Marks:20)

1. The discrete random variable X has a probability distribution as shown below:[6]

X -3 -2 -1 0 1

P(X=x) 0.10 0.25 0.30 0.15 k

a) Find the value of K.[1]

b) Find the expected number (mean) of X.[2]
c) Find the standard deviation of number of X.[3]
0.75(1 − 𝑥𝑥 2 ); −1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1
2. A random variable X has a distribution given by 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) = �
0; 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒
a) Is this a probability density function?[2]
b) What is the cumulative distribution function of X?[2]

3. Suppose that two continuous random variables X and Y have a joint probability density
function
Ax(1 + 3y 2 ); 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 1
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥, 𝑦𝑦) = �
0; elsewhere
a) What is the value of A?[3]
b) Construct the marginal probability density functions 𝑓𝑓𝑋𝑋 (𝑥𝑥) and 𝑓𝑓𝑌𝑌 (𝑦𝑦) [4]
c) Are the random variables X and Y independent?[2]
d) If Y = 0.5, what is the conditional probability density function of X?[1]