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sem_8 (Random variable)

The document covers various problems related to random variables, including calculating probabilities, expected values, and variances for different scenarios such as coin flips, dice rolls, and lottery games. It also compares two games, Keno and Bolita, to determine which offers a better expected return. Each problem requires applying concepts of probability and statistics to derive solutions.

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sem_8 (Random variable)

The document covers various problems related to random variables, including calculating probabilities, expected values, and variances for different scenarios such as coin flips, dice rolls, and lottery games. It also compares two games, Keno and Bolita, to determine which offers a better expected return. Each problem requires applying concepts of probability and statistics to derive solutions.

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SEMINAR LESSON 8

Random variable.

1. Independent trials consisting of the flipping of a coin having probability p


of coming up heads are continually performed until either a head occurs or
a total of n flips is made. If we let X denote the number of times the coin is
flipped, calculate the respective probabilities.
2. Find E[X], where X is the outcome when we roll a fair die.
3. A school class of 120 students is driven in 3 buses to a symphonic
performance. There are 36 students in one of the buses, 40 in another, and
44 in the third bus. When the buses arrive, one of the 120 students is
randomly chosen. Let X denote the number of students on the bus of that
randomly chosen student, and find E[X].
4. Let X denote a random variable that takes on any of the values −1, 0, and
1 with respective probabilities 𝑃{𝑋 = −1} = 0.2 𝑃{𝑋 = 0} =
0.5 𝑃{𝑋 = 1} = 0.3. Compute 𝐸[𝑥 2 ].
5. Calculate Var(X) if X represents the outcome when a fair die is rolled.
6. For the experiment of flipping a fair coin twice, let X be the number of tails
and calculate F (t), the distribution function of X, and sketch its graph.
7. In the experiment of rolling a balanced die twice, let X be the maximum of
the two numbers obtained. Determine and sketch the probability mass
function and the distribution function of X.
8. In the lottery of a certain state, players pick six different integers between
1 and 49, the order of selection being irrelevant. The lottery commission
then selects six of these numbers at random as the winning numbers. A
player wins the grand prize of $1,200,000 if all six numbers that he has
selected match the winning numbers. He wins the second and third prizes
of $800 and $35, respectively, if exactly five and four of his six selected
numbers match the winning numbers. What is the expected value of the
amount a player wins in one game?
9. he probability mass function of a discrete random variable X is given by

What is the expected value of X(6 − X)?

10. Karen is interested in two games, Keno and Bolita. To play Bolita, she buys
a ticket for $1, draws a ball at random from a box of 100 balls numbered 1
to 100. If the ball drawn matches the number on her ticket, she wins $75;
otherwise, she loses. To play Keno, Karen bets $1 on a single number that
has a 25% chance to win. If she wins, they will return her dollar plus two
dollars more; otherwise, they keep the dollar. Which of these ones is better?

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