ASSIGNMENT-3

Continuous Standard Distribution

(1.) A student tries to breaks his pencil of unit length two pieces uniformly. The expected length of the
shorter piece of pencil is
1
(a)
2
1
(b)
4
1
(c)
10
1
(d)
8
Ans: b

(2.) The continuous random variable X has pdf f  x  as shown below:

Then var  X  equals

3
(a)
16
16
(b)
3
16
(c)
9
9
(d)
16
Ans: b

(3.) Let X ~ U  0,10  then Y  X   X 

 (a) U  0,1
(b) U  0,10 
(c) U 1,0 
(d) Does not uniform
Ans: a

(4.) Let probability function of a random variable X is

0.25; if 1  x  5 P  X  4
f  x   . Then equals
 0; otherwise EX 
1
(a)
3
1
(b)
4
3
(c)
4
2
(d)
3
Ans: b

4
(5.) If X ~ uniform random variable mean  and then P  x  0  is
3
1
(a)
2
1
(b)
3
1
(c)
4
1
(d)
12
Ans: a

(6.) Assume X is a random variable with mean and variable equal to 1 then P  0  X  0.5  equals
0.5
(a)
3
0.5
(b)
2 3
 0.5
(c)
3 2
0.5
(d)
2
Ans:

(7.) If X is uniformly random variable on the interval  0,1 then pdf of the random variable Y  3 X is

1
 ; 0  y 1
(a) fY  y    3
 0; otherwise

 1
3; 0  y 
(b) fY  y    3
0; otherwise

1
 ; for 0  y  3
(c) fY  y    3
 0; otherwise
1; for 0  y  1
(d) fY  y   
0; otherwise
Ans: c

(8.) Let X ~ U  1,8 . Then pdf of Y  X 3 equals

3 y 2 / 513; for  1  y  8
(a) fY  y   
 0; otherwise

 y 2 / 3; for  1  y  2
(b) fY  y   
 0; otherwise

1
 ; for  1  y  2
(c) fY  y    3
 0; otherwise

1
 ; for  1  y  2
(d) fY  y    9
 0; otherwise
Ans: b

(9.) If the c.d.f. of X is

   2 2
1  ; for x  2
FX  X     x  .
 0; otherwise

Then pdf of Y  X 2 is

4 y 1 ; when y  4
(a) fY  y   
 0; otherwise

4 y 2 ; when y  4
(b) fY  y   
 0; otherwise

 4
1  ; y4
(c) fY  y    y
 0; otherwise

1
 ; 0 y4
(d) fY  y    4
 0; otherwise
Ans: b

 0; X 0
(10.) If X ~ U  1,1 then pdf of Y  g  X  where g  X    .
X ; X 0

 0; y  0 or y  1
1
 ; y0
(a) fY  y    2
1
 ; 0  y 1
2
 0; y0
1
 ; y0
(b) fY  y    2
1
 ; 0  y 1
2
0; y0
(c) fY  y   
1; 0  y  1
1/
1 / 2; y0
(d) fY  y   
 0; 0  y  1
Ans: a

 180 
(11.) If X ~ U  30, 60  then E   equals
 X 
 (a) 6 log e 2
(b) 2 log e 6
(c) 3log e 2
(d) log e 2
Ans: a

(12.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

f  X   k x 1  x 2 , 0  x  1 .
Then E  X  equals.

  5 / 2,3
(a)
  3 / 2,3
  3 / 2,3
(b)
  5 / 2,3
  5,3
(c)
  3,3
  2, 3
(d)
  ,1
1
2 
Ans: a

(13.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

F  X   re  x , x r 1 , x  0 . Where k is a real constant E  X  equals.
r
(a)

r
(b)
2
(c) r
(d) /r
Ans: a

(14.) Let X be a random variable with pdf F  x   ke   x x 4 , X  0 where k is a real constant

E  X  / var  X  equals.

(a) 
 4
(b)
2
(c) 4
(d) /4
Ans: a

1
(15.) Let X be a random variable with pdf F  x   ke  x x5 , x  0 then E   equals to
X
(a) 5
(b)  /5
(c) 
(d) 5/ 
Ans: b

(16.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

F  x   rx m 1 1  x  n 1 , 0  x  1 where k is a real constant.
EX 
Then equals to
k
m n
(a)
m  n 1
m  1 n
(b)
m  n 1
n  1 m
(c)
mn
m
(d)
mn
Ans: b

(17.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

kx3
f X  , 0 X .
1  x 7
k
Then equals
var  X 
(a) 10
(b) 60
(c) 360
 (d) 120
Ans: a

rx 3 EX 
(18.) Let X be a random variable with pdf F  X   , 0  x   . Then is
1  X  13/ 2
R

  4, 
5
(a)  2
3

8   4, 
5
(b)  2
3

  4, 
5
(c)  2
8

5  4, 
5
(d)  2
3
Ans: b

(19.) Let T be a random variable with pdf

F  t    e T , t  0 . Then Pr T  t / T  t0  equals

(a) e  t t0 
(b) e t0
(c) e  t0 t 
(d) e t
Ans:

1
(20.) The time between successive birth (in days) has an exponential distance with rate . Then the
7
probability
obability that there is a birth in next 10 hours.
5

(a) e 84

5

(b) 1 e 84

10

(c) 1 e 7

10

(d) e 7

Ans:
(21.) Let X ~ N  4,9  then P  X  4  2  equals

1
(a) 2  
3
2
(b) 2   
3
2
(c) 2  
3

2  
3
(d)
2
Ans: b

(22.) Let X ~ Exp    . Let Y  2 X then D.F. FY  y  equals

1  e y
2
/2
(a)
2
(b) ye  y /2

2
(c) e y /2

(d) 1  e y / 2
Ans: a

(23.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

E  x
f  X   cx 3 1  x 6 , 0  x  1 , then equal .
c  var  x 

33
(a)
147
33
(b)
1410
33
(c)
210
31
(d)
1410
Ans: c

(24.) Suppose
uppose that an average 1 customer per minute arrive at a shop. Let X be a random variable that the
shopkeeper will want more than 5 minutes before the first customer arrive?
(a) X ~ Gamma 1,1
 (b) X ~ Gamma  5,1
(c) X ~ Gamma 1,5 
(d) X ~ Exp  2 
Ans: a

(25.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

f  X   kx 1/ 2 1  x 1/2 , 0  x  1 .

k mean  X 
then equals
S .D  X 


(a)
2
2
(b)

2
(c)
2
4
(d)

Ans: b

(26.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

 1 
f  X   kx 1  x 10 , 0  x  1 . Then E  2  equals
X 
(a) B  2,11
1
(b)
B  2,11
(c) B 1,10 
1
(d)
B 1,10 
Ans: b

(27.) Let X be a random variable with pdf

x p 1
f X   k , 0 x.
1  x  p  q
EX 
Then equals
k
 p  1 q  2  !
(a)
pq
p  q  11
(b)
pq
p  q  11
(c)
pq
p  1 q
(d)
pq
Ans: a