USTHB : 1st ING INFO 2023/2024 Probability and Statistics

Series 6: Common Continuous Probability Distribu-

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Exercise 1.
The lifespan in years of a computer is a random variable denoted by X following
the exponential distribution with parameter λ.
1. Recall the probability density function and the cumulative distribution function
of the studied variable.
2. Given that P (X > 10) = 0.286, determine the value of λ.

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3. Calculate the probability that a computer has a lifespan of less than 6 months.
4. Given that a computer has already operated for eight years, what is the proba-

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bility that it has a lifespan exceeding 10 years?
Exercise 2.
Let Z be a random variable following the standard normal distribution with mean
0 and variance 1.
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1. Calculate P (Z < 2.4), P (Z ≥ 1.23), P (Z > 3.2), and P (|Z| < 1.96).
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2. Determine z1 , z2 , and z3 such that:

P (Z < z1 ) = 0.950, P (Z > z2 ) = 0.25, P (Z < z3 ) = 0.015.

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Exercise 3.
The distance (in meters) covered by a projectile follows a normal distribution. Dur-
ing training, it is observed that:
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- The probability that a projectile exceeds 60 meters is 0.0869.

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- The probability that a projectile covers a distance less than 45 meters is 0.6406.
Calculate the average distance covered by a projectile and its standard deviation.

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