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The document is an examination paper for the Probability II course at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, detailing instructions and questions for 200-level students. It includes various topics such as discrete and continuous probability distributions, properties of expectation and variance, probability density functions, and joint density functions. Students are required to answer any four questions from the six provided, covering a range of probability concepts and calculations.

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STS 281 As Tutorial For e Class

The document is an examination paper for the Probability II course at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, detailing instructions and questions for 200-level students. It includes various topics such as discrete and continuous probability distributions, properties of expectation and variance, probability density functions, and joint density functions. Students are required to answer any four questions from the six provided, covering a range of probability concepts and calculations.

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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA

COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES


DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
2018/2019 First Semester B.Sc. Degree Examination
Course Title: Probability II Course Code/Unit: STS 213/221/231/281 3C
Instruction: Answer ANY 4 questions Class: 200 Level: CSC, MTS & STS
th
Date Conducted: Friday, 13 September, 2019 Time Allowed: 2½ Hours

QUESTION ONE
a. Differentiate between Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions and give
3 examples of each
b. State four properties of expectation and variance for random variables
c. The continuous random variable X has probability density function f(x) define by
𝑘𝑥
0<𝑥<4
f(x) = 8
0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
i. Find constant, k
ii. Determine the Cumulative density function, F(x)
iii. Use (ii) above, find P(1< x < 3)

QUESTION TWO
A continuous random variable X is defined by the Probability Density Function (P.D.F.)
1
f ( x)  , a xb
ba
a. (i) Name the distribution (ii) Determine the mean, E(x) (iii) Determine the variance, V(x)
b. If the constants a and b are1.5 and 5.5 respectively, find P(X ≤ 3).

QUESTION THREE
a. Bola threw a pair of unbiased dice. If Y is a random variable that denotes the minimum number
showing on a pair of the dice.
i. Find the distribution of Y
ii. Use the distribution to find mean of Y
b. Find the second and third moment about the origin of a random variable X with probability
density function:
1
3 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏
6
2
f(x) = 2 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏
3
1
−1 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏
6
QUESTION FOUR
X and Y are random variables having joint density function
𝑘 𝑥 + 3𝑦 0 < 𝑥 < 1, 0 < 𝑦 < 2
f(x,y)=
0 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find;
a. The constant k
b. The marginal density function of X
c. The marginal density function of Y
d. The condition expectation of X given Y
e. The variance of X given Y

QUESTION FIVE
a. The diameter of washers produced by a machine has a standard deviation of 0.1 mm.
What should the mean diameter be if there is to be a probability of only 3% that the
diameter exceeds 2.0 mm.
b. Given that f(x) = P(1 – P)x – 1, x = 1, 2, 3, ……..
(i) Identify the PDF (ii) What does it random variables represent (iii) Give short explanation
and two example of its type of experiment with respect to it parameter.
c. The scores of students in an Examination are normally distributed with mean 55% and
standard deviation 10%. Find the probability that a given student scores
i. Less than 75%
ii. Between 60% and 70%
i. If 200 students sat for the examination and pass mark is 75%, find the number of the
successful students

QUESTION SIX
a. State four concepts of probability
b. Define
i. A Trial
ii. An event
iii. An outcome
iv. Sample space
c. A continuous variable X is distributed at random between two values, x = 0 and x = 2, and has
a probability density function of ax2 + bx. The mean is 1.25
(a) Show that b = ¾, (b) Find the value of a (c) Find the variance of X

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