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Week 2 Homework

This document contains a preview of a weekly homework quiz for a probability and statistics course. The quiz contains 11 multiple choice questions testing concepts covered in lessons on probability basics, expectations of random variables, functions of random variables, and jointly distributed random variables. The questions assess skills such as calculating probabilities, finding expected values and probability mass/density functions.

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Week 2 Homework

This document contains a preview of a weekly homework quiz for a probability and statistics course. The quiz contains 11 multiple choice questions testing concepts covered in lessons on probability basics, expectations of random variables, functions of random variables, and jointly distributed random variables. The questions assess skills such as calculating probabilities, finding expected values and probability mass/density functions.

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Week 2 Homework

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Started:
Dec 29 at 6:57am

Quiz Instructions
Please answer all the questions below.

Question 1 1 pts

(Lesson 2.5: Probability Basics.) If  and and


 are independent, find the probability that exactly one of and occurs.

a. 0.144

b. 0.288

c. 0.576

d. 0.6

e. I'm from The University Of Georgia. Is the answer -3?

Question 2 1 pts

(Lesson 2.5: Probability Basics.) Toss 3 dice. What's the probability that a "4" will
come up exactly twice?

a. 5/72

b. 1/2

c. 13/16

d. 1/8
Question 3 1 pts

(Lesson 2.7: Great Expectations.) Suppose that is a discrete random variable


having with probability 0.2, and with probability 0.8. Find .

a. -1

b. 3

c. 1

d. 2.2

Question 4 1 pts

(Lesson 2.7: Great Expectations.) Suppose that is a discrete random variable


having with probability 0.2, and with probability 0.8. Find .

a. -1

b. 1

c. 2.56

d. 5.12

Question 5 1 pts

(Lesson 2.7: Great Expectations.) Suppose that is a discrete random variable


having with probability 0.2, and with probability 0.8. Find
.

a. 3
b.

c. -2

d. 44/15

Question 6 1 pts

(Lesson 2.7: Great Expectations.) Suppose X is a continuous random variable with


p.d.f. for .  Find .

a. 2/3

b. 1

c. 3/2

d. 2

Question 7 1 pts

(Lesson 2.8: Functions of a Random Variable.) Suppose is the result of a 5-sided


die toss having sides numbered . Find the probability mass function
of .

a. 

b. 

c.

d. 

Question 8 1 pts
(Lesson 2.8: Functions of a Random Variable.) Suppose is a continuous random
variable with p.d.f. for . Find the p.d.f. .
(This may be easier than you think.)

a.  , for

b. , for

c. , for

d. , for

Question 9 1 pts

(Lesson 2.9: Jointly Distributed RVs.)  Suppose that  for


. Find .

a. 1

b. 1/2

c. 1/4

d. 1/8

Question 10 1 pts

(Lesson 2.9: Jointly Distributed RVs.)  Suppose that  for


. Find the marginal p.d.f. of .

a. , for

b. , for

c. , for
d. , for

Question 11 1 pts

(Lesson 2.9: Jointly Distributed RVs.) YES or NO? Suppose and have joint
p.d.f. for , , and whatever
constant  makes the nasty mess integrate to 1.  Are and  independent? 

a. Yes

b. No

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