CEE 11 Lab #1 (Due in EEE Dropbox by 11:55pm Monday, Week 5)

Instruction: First attach a small object (for example a wrap of scotch tape) to the head of a coin.
Then throw it for 50 times. Record the side that is up.
H=head, T=tail
Q1. Toss the coin for 50 times and record your observations in the following table:
Toss # H or T Toss # H or T Toss # H or T Toss # H or T Toss #
1
T
11
T
21
T
31
H
41
2
H
12
T
22
T
32
H
42
3
T
13
H
23
H
33
H
43
4
T
14
T
24
T
34
T
44
5
T
15
H
25
H
35
T
45
6
H
16
H
26
H
36
T
46
7
T
17
H
27
T
37
H
47
8
H
18
T
28
H
38
H
48
9
H
19
H
29
T
39
T
49
10
T
20
H
30
T
40
H
50

H or T
T
H
T
H
H
H
H
H
T
T

Q2. We define a random variable X as 1 if the outcome is head and 0 if the outcome is tail. List the
observed values of X, x, from the table in Q1. Calculate the sample mean, sample variance, and
sample standard deviation.
Toss #
x
Toss #
x
Toss #
x
Toss #
x
Toss #
x
1
0
11
0
21
0
31
1
41
0
2
1
12
0
22
0
32
1
42
1
3
0
13
1
23
1
33
1
43
0
4
0
14
0
24
0
34
0
44
1
5
0
15
1
25
1
35
0
45
1
6
1
16
1
26
1
36
0
46
1
7
0
17
1
27
0
37
1
47
1
8
1
18
0
28
1
38
1
48
1
9
1
19
1
29
0
39
0
49
0
10
0
20
1
30
0
40
1
50
0
Sample mean
0.52
Sample variance
0.255 Sample standard deviation
0.505
1

0(24)+1(26)

50

Sample Mean: = =1 =
Sample Variance: 2 =

1
1

=1( )2 =

26
50

= 0.52

1
49

[24((0 0.52)2 ) + 26((1 0.52)2 ) = 0.255

Sample Standard Deviation: = 2 = 0.255 = 0.505

Q3. If the coin is fair; i.e., if the probability of getting a head is 0.5, what is the pmf of X, p(x)?
Show the pmf with (1) a tree diagram, (2) table, and (3) histogram.
Tree Diagram

Table
x
p(x)

0
0.5

1
0.5

Histogram

Q4. Following Q3, what is the CDF, F(x)? Plot it.

( < 0) = ( < 0) = 0
(0 < 1) = ( = 0) = 0.5
( 1) = ( = 1) + ( = 0) = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1

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Q5: Calculate (), (), and . Compare them with sample mean, variance, and standard
deviation in Q2, and explain the difference.
() = = () = 0 (0) + 1 (1) = 0(0.5) + 1(0.5) = 0 + 0.5 = 0.5

() = 2 = ( 2 ) [()]2 = 2 () 0.52 = [02 (0) + 12 (1)] 0.25

= [0 + 0.5] 0.25 = 0.5 0.25 = 0.25

= () = 0.25 = 0.5
(), (), , , ,
. ( )
.

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