Marine

Engineering

EDUCATE – ENHANCE – EMPOWER

ME141 607 Ship Maintenance

Workbook 2:

2
Random Variables

Course Instructor:
Dwi Priyanta
Department of Marine Engineering – ITS

Raka Adhwa Ardhya M

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1. Followings are the list of “random experiments”. Determine what random variable is, its
possible value and its type (either discrete or continuous random variable).

Random Variable Possible

No. Random Experiment Type
(RV) Value
1 A voice communication system Quantity lines that 0 to 48 discrete
for a business contains 48 are being used
external lines. At a particular
time, the system is observed,
and some of the lines are being
used.
2 In a printed circuit board Quantity of 0 to 1000 discrete
fabrication, there are 1000 nonconforming
solder connections. We interest connections
in the number of
nonconforming solder
connections.
3 In a certain raw material Moisture content 0 to 100% discrete
processing, it is interested to percentage point
measure moisture content. The
moisture is measured to the
nearest percentage point.
4 A group of 10,000 people are Quantity of people 0 to 10000 discrete
tested for a gene called Ifi202 carrying the gene
that has been found to increase
the risk for lupus.

5 An order for an automobile can Options for base 0 to 15 discrete

select the base model or add model
any number of 15 options.

6 In steel pipe production, a pipe Stress load of a pipe 34900 to continuous

can bear stress load between can bear 35100 psi
34900 psi and 35100 psi

7 A group of pumps were Lifetime of impellers 0 to 23745 continuous

observed, the maximum hours
lifetime of their impellers was
23745 hours.

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8 In copper wire production, the Ampere count of 0 to 20 A continuous

wire will pass the test if it can wire test
be electrified up to 20 Ampere

2. In a tossing dice trial, let T is random variable that represents the outcome of the trial.
Find the relation between random variable and probability mass function (T and f(T)) as
well as random variable and cumulative distribution function (T and F(T)). Hint : show the
relation in cartesian axis.

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3. A probability density function (pdf)is defined by the following equation.

0.08𝑡 0≤𝑡≤5
𝑓(𝑡) = 0 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠

Find the cumulative distribution function (CDF).

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