Probability Distribution of a Random Variate

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Probability Distribution of a Random Variate: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Probability Distribution of a Random Variable, Random Variable, Mean/Expectation of a Random Variable, Variance of a Random Variable, and Standard Deviation of a Random Variable.

Important Questions on Probability Distribution of a Random Variate

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A probability distribution of random variable X is given by

X -2 3 1
P(X) 13 12 16

Then the value of E(4x+3) is

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A player tosses two coins if two heads appears he wins Rs. 4, if one head appears he wins Rs. 2, but if two tails appears he loses Rs. 3. Find the expected sum of money he wins?

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The p.d.f. of a continuous random variable X is given by f(x)=x2,0<x<20, elsewhere . Then its mean is 

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If the probability density function of a continuous random variable X is given by fx=k(1-x2)40<x<10elsewhere, then we get E(X=x)=3k. Find the value of k.

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A random variable X has the following probability distribution.

X 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) 14 2a 3a 4a 5a 14

Then, P(1X4) is

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If a continuous random variable X has probability density function given by f(x)={12Ax5,0<x<10,otherwise then the value of A is 

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If Var(X)=2 then E(Var(4X+3))=E(32).

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If the variance of a random variable X is 8 and its mean is 2 then the expectation of X2 is 

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In an entrance examination student has answered all the 120 questions. Each question has 4 options and only one option is correct. A student gets one mark for correct answer and looses 12 marks for wrong answer. What is the expectation of a mark scored by a student if he chooses the answer to each question at random?

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A discrete random variable has the following probability distribution function

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X) 181 381 581 781 981 1181 1381 1581 1781

Then, we have P(3<X<7)=11k. Find the value of k.

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The following is a probability density function, f(x)=5x4 for 0<x<1.

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A probability distribution of random variable X is given by

X -2 3 1
P(X) 13 12 16

Find E(2x+5).

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If three coins are tossed then the variance of the number of heads is

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A random variable X has E(X)=12,E(X2)=12, find its standard deviation.

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Given E(X+C)=8 and E(X-C)=12 then C is equal to

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If the probability mass function of X is given by the following table 

X 0 1 2
P(X=x) 144169 1169 K
 then the value of K is 

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If fx=x2k0x30 elsewhere is the probability density function of a continuous random variable X then the value of k is

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If the variance of a random variable X is 4 and its mean is 2 then E(X2) is 

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Find the mean of the number of tails when three coins are tossed simultaneously.