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Normal Distr II
Normal Distr II
Normal Distr II
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2. Z is the standardized normal random variable with mean 0 and variance 1. Find the value of a
such that P( | Z | ≤ a) = 0.75.
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3. A continuous random variable X has probability density function
4
, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,
f ( x) = π (1 + x 2 )
0, elsewhere
Find E(X).
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4. The probability density function f (x), of a continuous random variable X is defined by
1
x(4 – x 2 ), 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
4
0, otherwise.
f (x) =
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5. The random variable X is normally distributed and
Find E(X).
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6. A random variable X is normally distributed with mean µ and standard deviation σ, such that
P(X > 50.32) = 0.119, and P(X < 43.56) = 0.305.
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7. The following diagram shows the probability density function for the random variable X, which
is normally distributed with mean 250 and standard deviation 50.
f( x )
1 8 0 2 5 0 2 8 0 x
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8. The discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution.
k
, x = 1, 2, 3, 4
x
0, otherwise
P(X = x) =
Calculate
(b) E(X).
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9. Let f (x) be the probability density function for a random variable X, where
kx 2 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
f (x) 0, otherwise
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(a) Show that k = 8 .
(2)
(b) Calculate
(i) E(X);
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f (x) = k (2x – x ), for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
f (x) = 0, elsewhere.
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f (x) = 6 x(1 + x ) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
f (x) = 0 otherwise.
12. The probability density function f (x) of the continuous random variable X is defined on the
interval [0, a] by
1x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3.
f ( x) = 8
27 for 3 < x ≤ a.
2
8x
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13. A random variable X is normally distributed with mean µ and variance σ . If P (X > 6.2) =
0.9474 and P (X < 9.8) = 0.6368, calculate the value of µ and of σ .
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14. The time, T minutes, required by candidates to answer a question in a mathematics examination
has probability density function
1 2
72 (12t − t − 20) , for 4 ≤ t ≤ 10
f (t ) =
0 ,
(a) Find
(b) A candidate is chosen at random. Find the probability that the time taken by this
candidate to answer the question lies in the interval [µ – σ , µ ].
(5)
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15. The continuous random variable X has probability density function
x
, for 0 ≤ x ≤ k
1 + x 2
0, otherwise.
f (x) =
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16. A continuous random variable X has probability density function f defined by
e x , for 0 ≤ x ≤ ln 2
f (x) = 0, otherwise.
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17. A continuous random variable X has the probability density function f given by
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, 0≤ x≤2
π ( x 2 + 4)
0, otherwise.
f (x) =
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18. A continuous random variable X has probability density function defined by
c 2
2
, for − ≤ x≤2 3
4+ x 3
0, otherwise.
f (x) =
(b) Sketch the graph of f (x) and hence state the mode of the distribution.
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19. The random variable T has the probability density function
π πt
cos , − 1 ≤ t ≤ 1.
f (t) = 4 2
Find
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20. A continuous random variable X has probability density function
12 x 2 (1 − x ) , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,
0, otherwise.
f (x) =
Find the probability that X lies between the mean and the mode.
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