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Assignment 2
Random Variables, Mass and Density Function, Distribution functions,
Expectations and Variances, Moments and generating function

Question 1. A fair coin is tossed 3 times. If X is the number of heads, give the
probability distribution of X.
Question 2. A box contains 3 white, 5 red and 2 green balls. Suppose that 2 balls are
drawn successively from the box without replacement. If X represents the number of red
balls, find the probability distribution of X.
Question 3. A shipment of 10 cellphones contains 3 defective phones. A cellphone
retail dealer makes a random purchase of 4 of the cellphones. If X is the random variable
representing the number of defective cellphones purchased, find (a) the probability
distribution of X, (b) P(X<2), and (c) P(0<X<3).
Question 4. The amount of bread (in hundreds of kilos) that a bakery sells in a day is a
random variable with PDF
( ) ( )
, 0 3
6 , 3 6
0,
s <

= s <

cx x
f x c x x
otherwise

(i) Find the value of c which makes f(x) a PDF
(ii) What is the probability that the number of kilos of bread that will be sold in a day is
a. More than 300 kilos
b. Between 150 and 450 kilos
Question 5. Given the following probability distribution of X
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
f(x) 0.05 0.10 0.30 0 0.30 0.15 0.10
Compute (i) E(X), (ii) E(X
2
), (iii) E(2X+3), and (iv) Var(2X+3)
Question 6. A continuous random variable X has a PDF ( )
2
3 , 0 1 = s s f x x x . Find a
and b such that (i) ( ) ( ), s = > P X a P X a (ii) ( ) 0.05 > = P X b .


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Question 7. A continuous random variable X has a PDF ( )
2
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x
f x kx e x . Find k,
mean and variance.
Question 8. Find the Moment generating function for the probability density function
( )
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xe x
f x
else

Question 9. Find the Moment generating function of random variable X with probability
density function
( )
, 0 1
2 , 1 2
0,
s <

= s <

x x
f x x x
else

And also find
1 2
, .
Question 10. Find the moment generating function of a random variable whose density
function is given by ( )
( )
,

= >
x a
f x e x a

. Hence find mean and variance.

Question 11. The first four moments of a distribution about x=4 are 1,4,10 and 45
respectively. Show that the mean is 5, variance is 3,
3 4
0, 26. = =
Question 12. Consider the random variable X defined by the PDF
( ) ,

= < <
b x
f x ae x , where a and b are positive constants. Determine (i) the
relation between a and b, (ii) the corresponding cumulative distribution function (CDF),
(iii) ( ) 1 2 < s P X .
Question 13. Thirteen cards are drawn simultaneously from a deck of 52 cards. If aces
count 1, face cards 10 and other according to the denomination on them, find the
expectation of the total score on the 13 cards.
Question 14. A and B play with one die for a price of Rs. 11 which is to be won by a
player who first throws 6. If A has the first throw, what are their respective expectations?
Question 15. A doctor recommends a patient to go on a particular diet for two weeks and
there is equal likelihood for the patient to lose his weight between 2 kgs. and 4 kgs. What
is the average amount the patient is expected to lose on this diet.