These are Probability And Statistics Week 6 Assignment 6 Answers
Q1. Suppose that (X,Y) is bivariate discrete random variable such that the point (1,2) occurs with probability 1/4, (1,3) with probability 1/2, (2,3) and (3,1) with probabilities 1/8 each. Calculate P(Y=2|X=1). a. 1/3 b. 1/4 c. 5/8 d. 3/4
Answer: a. 1/3
Q2. Let X and Y be two continuous random variables with the joint density function given by f(,y)={ax+1, xy>0,x+y<1 0, otherwise. Find P(Y < X). a. 5/8 b. 1/8 c. 3/8 d. 1/4
Answer: a. 5/8
These are Probability And Statistics Week 6 Assignment 6 Answers
Q3. Suppose X and Y are two discrete random variables with the joint probability mass function given as in the following table:
Q4. Let X and Y be two continuous random variables with the joint density function f(x,y)={6xy, 0<=x<=1,0<=y<=√x. 0, otherwise Calculate E(Y|X = x) (A) 2/3√x (B) 1/3√x (C) 1/2x (D) x
Answer: (A) 2/3√x
These are Probability And Statistics Week 6 Assignment 6 Answers
Q5. Consider following joint density functions f1(x1,y1) and f2(x2,y2) corresponding to the random variables (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2) as
Which of the following statement is TRUE? (A) (X1,Y1) is independent but (X2,Y2) is not independent (B) (X1,Y1) is not independent but (X2,Y2) is independent (C) Both (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2) are independent (D) Both (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2) are not independent
Answer: (A) (X1,Y1) is independent but (X2,Y2) is not independent
Q6. Consider X and Y be two discrete random variables with joint mass function given as
These are Probability And Statistics Week 6 Assignment 6 Answers
Q7. Suppose a fair die is rolled n times. Let X and Y be the random variables denoting the number of 1’s and number of 2’s respectively. Find n such that Cov(X, Y) = -1/4? (A) n=4 (B) n =10 (C) n=9 (D) n=5
Answer: (C) n=9
Q8. Suppose X and Y have bivariate normal distribution with parameters μx= 1, σx2 = 1, μy = 1, σy2 = 9, ρ = 1/2. Find P(X +Y > 0). (A) 0.5123 (B) 0.7123 (C) 0.2877 (D) 0.4321
Answer: (B) 0.7123
These are Probability And Statistics Week 6 Assignment 6 Answers
Q9. Suppose X and Y have bivariate normal distribution with parameters μx= 1,σx2 = 1, μy = -1, σy2 = 4, ρ = -1/2. Find a such that aX + Y and X + 2Y are independent. (A) a=9 (B) a=8 (C) a=7 (D) a=6
