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1 . A and B are independent events. Which of the following must be true? (4 pts)
a. True
b. False
3. Consider two events, A and B, of a sample space such that P(A) = P(B) = 0.7.
a. Is it possible that the two events A and B are mutually exclusive? Why or
why not?( 3 pts )
b. If the events A and B are independent, what would be the probability that at
least one of the two events will occur, i.e. P(A or B)? (3 pts)
P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A)P(B)
=0.7+0.7-0.7*0.7
=0.91
P(A∩B)=P(B|A)P(A)=0.7*0.6=0.42.
Then, P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A∩B)=0.7+0.7-0.42=0.98.
f(x)= c 10<x<30
0 otherwise
∫
10
f ( x)dx = 1 ⇒ c ∫ dx = 1 , c=1/20.
10
b. If X is a continuous random variable, we define the median of a distribution as
a value m such that P(X ≤ m) = ½ and P(X ≥ m) = ½. That is,
m ∞
1
∫−∞ f ( x)dx = m∫ f ( x)dx = 2.
What is the median of the distribution? ( 4 pts)
m
1
20 10∫
dx = 0.5 ⇒ m − 10 = 0.5 * 20, so m=20
0.5 1≤x<3
1 x≥ 3
b. E(2X2)=? ( 4 pts)
E(2X2)=2*12*0.5+2*32*0.5=10
0 o.w.
7. A sample of 60 students is taken from a class who took a quiz. In the sample, 18 students
scored 4 points, 15 students score 3points, 11 students scored 2 points, 10 students scored 1
point, and 6 students scored 0.
a. Find the mean of the quiz scores. ( 4 pts)
Mean= 2.483