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Probability and Statistics Quiz 7: Finding PDF, Sketching, Mean, and Variance - Prof. Hein, Quizzes of Probability and Statistics

Solutions for quiz 7 of probability and statistics 1, including finding the value of 'c' for a given pdf, sketching the pdf and its cumulative distribution function, calculating the mean, and determining the variance.

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Prob&Stats 1 Quiz 7 10/23/09
The p.d.f of Xis
f(x) = 1
2xif 0x1
c=x2if 1x < 2
and 0elsewhere.
1. Find the value of csuch that f(x)is a p.d.f.
R1
0
1
2xdx +R2
1
c
x2dx =1
4+1
2c)c= 3=2
2. Sketch f(x)and F(x) = x2=4 0 x1
1
4+3
2x(x1) 1 < x 2
Check: F(2) = 1
4+3
4(2 1) = 1
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
-1 123
x
f(x)
pf2

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Prob&Stats 1 Quiz 7 10/23/

The p.d.f of X is

f (x) =

1

2

x if 0  x  1

c=x

2 if 1  x < 2

and 0 elsewhere.

  1. Find the value of c such that f (x) is a p.d.f. R 1

0

1

2

xdx +

R

2

1

c

x^2

dx =

1

4

1

2

c ) c = 3= 2

  1. Sketch f (x) and F (x) =

x

2 = 4 0  x  1

1

4

3

2 x

(x 1) 1 < x  2

Check: F (2) =

1

4

3

4

0

1

-1 1 2 3 x

f (x)

0

-1 1 2 3 x

F (x)

  1. Find the mean of X, if it exists R 1

0

1

2

x

2 dx +

R

2

1

c

x

dx =

1

6

  • (ln 2) c =

1

6

3

2

(ln 2) = 1: 206 39

  1. Find the variance of X, if it exists

E [X

2 ] =

1

2

x

3 dx + 2c =

1

8

  • 2c = 25= 8

V ar (X) =

25

8

1

6

3

2

(ln 2)

2 = 1: 669 63