Let X and Y be independent positive random variables. Let Z=X/Y.
In what follows, all occurrences of x, y, z are assumed to be
positive numbers.
Suppose that X and Y are discrete, with known PMFs, pX and pY.
Then,
pZ|Y(z|y)=pX(?).
What is the argument in the place of the question mark?
Suppose that X and Y are continuous, with known PDFs, fX and fY.
Provide a formula, analogous to the one in part (a), for fZ|Y(z|y)
in terms...
Suppose X and Y are independent random variables with Exp(θ = 2)
distribution. Note that, we say X ∼ Exp(θ) if its pdf is f(x) = 1/θ
e^(−x/θ) , for x > 0 and θ > 0.
(a) What is the joint probability density function (pdf) of (X,
Y )?
(b) Use the change of variable technique (transformation
technique) to evaluate the joint pdf fW,Z (w, z) of (W, Z), where W
= X −Y and Z = Y ....
Assume that X, Y, and Z are independent random variables and
that each of the random variables have a mean of 1. Further, assume
σX = 1, σY = 2, and σZ = 3. Find
the mean and standard deviation of the following random
variables:
a. U = X + Y + Z
b. R = (X + Y + Z)/3
c. T = 2·X + 5·Y
d. What is the correlation between X and Y?
e. What is the...
Let X, Y and Z be independent random variables, each uniformly
distributed on the interval (0,1).
(a) Find the cumulative distribution function of X/Y.
(b) Find the cumulative distribution function of XY.
(c) Find the mean and variance of XY/Z.
Let X and Y be independent Poisson random variables with
parameters 1 and 2, respectively, compute
P(X=1 and Y=2)
P(X+Y>=2)
Find Poisson approximations to the probabilities of the
following events in 500 independent trails with probabilities 0.02
of success on each trial.
1 success
2 or fewer success.
Let X and Y be two independent random variables. X is a binomial
(25,0.4) and Y is a uniform (0,6). Let W=2X-Y and Z= 2X+Y.
a) Find the expected value of X, the expected value of Y, the
variance of X and the variance of Y.
b) Find the expected value of W.
c) Find the variance of W.
d) Find the covariance of Z and W.
d) Find the covariance of Z and W.
1. Let X and Y be independent random variables
with μX= 5, σX= 4,
μY= 2, and σY= 3.
Find the mean and variance of X + Y.
Find the mean and variance of X – Y.
2. Porcelain figurines are sold for $10 if flawless,
and for $3 if there are minor cosmetic flaws. Of the figurines made
by a certain company, 75% are flawless and 25% have minor cosmetic
flaws. In a sample of 100 figurines that are...