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Probability Distribution Exercises

1. The document discusses two probability distribution problems. The first problem involves computing values for a probability distribution. The value of a is calculated to be 1/24, P(X > 6) is 5/24, and P(X ≤ 6) is 19/24. 2. The second problem defines a random variable X that takes values 1,2,3,4 with probabilities defined in terms of P(X=3). The probability distribution of X is calculated with P(X=1) = 30/122, P(X=2) = 30/183, P(X=3) = 30/61, and P(X=4) = 30/305.

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Probability Distribution Exercises

1. The document discusses two probability distribution problems. The first problem involves computing values for a probability distribution. The value of a is calculated to be 1/24, P(X > 6) is 5/24, and P(X ≤ 6) is 19/24. 2. The second problem defines a random variable X that takes values 1,2,3,4 with probabilities defined in terms of P(X=3). The probability distribution of X is calculated with P(X=1) = 30/122, P(X=2) = 30/183, P(X=3) = 30/61, and P(X=4) = 30/305.

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Module 2

Probability distribution function:

Problems:

1. Given the following probability distribution, compute the value of ‘a’. Also find
P ( X  6) and P ( X  6) .
X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X) a 2a 3a 4a 5a 4a 3a 2a

Given that the distribution is a probability distribution


  P( X )  1
X
 a  2a  3a  4a  5a  4a  3a  2a  1
 24a  1
1
a
24

P ( X  6)  P ( x  7 or 8)
 P ( x  7)  P ( x  8)
 3a  2a  5a  5 / 24

P( X  6)  1  P( X  6)
5
1  19 / 24
24

2. If a random variable takes the values 1,2,3 and 4 such that


2 P ( x  1)  3P ( x  2)  P ( x  3)  5 P ( x  4), find the probability distribution of X.
Given that X assumes only 4 values 1,2,3 and 4.
Also 2 P ( x  1)  3P ( x  2)  P ( x  3)  5 P ( x  4),
1
 P ( x  1)  P ( x  3)
2
1
P ( x  2)  P ( x  3)
3
1
P ( x  4)  ( x  3)
5
Since the total probability is 1 , we have
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P ( x  1)  P ( x  2)  P ( x  3)  P ( x  4)  1
1 1 1
 P ( x  3)  ( x  3)  P ( x  3)  P ( x  4)  1
2 3 5
1 1 1
 P ( x  3)    1    1
2 3 5
30
 P ( x  3) 
61
The probability distribution of X is
x 1 2 3 4
P(x) 30/122 30/183 30/61 30/305

Practice problem:
1. Given the following probability distribution, compute P ( x  1), P ( x  2) and
P ( 2 x  3  5).
x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
P(x) 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/12 1/12 1/6 1/6

Hint:
P ( x  1)  P (1  x  1)  P ( x  1 or x  0 or x  1)
P ( x  2)  1  P ( x  2)  P ( x  2  x  1  x  0  x  1  x  2)
P (2 x  3  5)  p (2 x  5  3)  P ( x  1).

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