Probability Distribution of a Random Variate
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
A probability distribution of random variable is given by
Then the value of is

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

The p.d.f. of a continuous random variable is given by . Then its mean is

If the probability density function of a continuous random variable is given by , then we get . Find the value of .

A random variable has the following probability distribution.
Then, is

If a continuous random variable has probability density function given by then the value of is


If the variance of a random variable is and its mean is then the expectation of is

In an entrance examination student has answered all the questions. Each question has options and only one option is correct. A student gets one mark for correct answer and looses 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?

A discrete random variable has the following probability distribution function
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Then, we have . Find the value of .

The following is a probability density function, for.

A probability distribution of random variable is given by
Find .

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

A random variable has , find its standard deviation.

Given and then is equal to

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

If is the probability density function of a continuous random variable then the value of is


If the variance of a random variable is and its mean is then is

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