Department of Electrical Engineering

EE 360 S2 2013/2014 Random Signal Analysis

Matlab Projects
Mohammad M. Banat


JUST

1. Generate 10,000 sample of the discrete random variable specified by the following PMF,
andsketchitstheoreticalandexperimentalPMFandCDF:
0.02, 35 50
( ) 0.024, 50 75
0.004, 75 100
X
X
P x X
X
s <

= s <

s <

2. Generate 10,000 samples of the discrete random variable specified by the following CDF,
andsketchitstheoreticalandexperimentalPMFandCDF:
2
0, 0
( ) , 1 10
100
1, 10
X
X
x
F x X
X
s

= s s

>

3. Generate 10,000 samples of a binomial random variable, and sketch its theoretical and
experimentalPMFandCDF.Assume 0.35 p = and 10 n = .
4. Generate 10,000 samples of a geometric random variable, and sketch its theoretical and
experimentalPMFandCDF.Assume 0.6 p = .
5. Let X beaBernoullirandomvariablewiththesamplespace { } 0,1 ,andwith Pr(0) 0.42 = .
Let Y be a random variable representing the number of Bernoulli trials before a 101
patternisreceived.Generate10,000samplesof Y andusethegeneratedsamplestosketch
itsPMFandCDF.
6. A continuous random variable has the PDF ( ) ( )
x
X
f x e u x

= . Determine, theoretically,the
first6intervals,eachhavingaprobabilityof0.15.Assigntheremainingvaluestoaseventh
interval with a probability 0.1. Generate 10,000 samples of a discrete random variable Y
whosevaluesarethestartingpointsoftheintervalsabove,andwhosePMFisgivenbythe
intervalprobabilities.SketchthePMFandCDFof Y .


Department of Electrical Engineering

EE 360 S2 2013/2014 Random Signal Analysis
Matlab Projects
Mohammad M. Banat


JUST

Considerthefollowingthreediscreterandomvariableswithequallylikelyoutcomes:
1
2
3
4 12
10 10
0 8
X
X
X
s s
s s
s s

Use the information above to generate 10,000 samples and sketch the PMFs and CDFs of the
randomvariablesinquestions711.
7.
1 2 3
3
X X X
Y
+ +
= .
8.
1 2
3
2
X X
Y
X
=
+
.
9.
1 2 3
largest of , , Y X X X = .
10.
1 2 3
Smallest of , , Y X X X = .
11.
1 2 3
1,
0, otherwise
X X X
Y
< <
=

.
Consider the two uniformly distributed continuous random variables,
1
0 1 X s < and
2
0 3 X s s . Use the information above to generate 10,000 samples and sketch the PDFs and
CDFsoftherandomvariablesinquestions1216.
12.
1 2
Y X X = + .
13.
1
X
Y e = .
14.
2 1
Y X X = .
15.
2
1
0.5 Y X = .
16.
1 2 1
2 1
0.1, 2
0.5, 2
0, otherwise
X X X
Y X X
< <

= >

.


Department of Electrical Engineering

EE 360 S2 2013/2014 Random Signal Analysis
Matlab Projects
Mohammad M. Banat


JUST

In a digital communication system, the signaltonoise ratio falls in the range 0 10 s s . Let
data be transmitted in blocks of 4 bits (zeros and ones) each. Let the probabilities of
transmitting a one or a zero be equal. Let the receiver make a bit error with a probability
1
2
e
P

=
+
. Generate 100,000 block transmissions, then sketch the probabilities in questions
1724asfunctionof .Youcanusethefollowingvaluesof :0,3,5,8,10.
17. Pr(two consecutive bit errors in the same block) .
18. Pr(at least one bit error in a block) .
19. Pr(no more than one bit error in a block) .
20. Pr(exactly two bit errors in a block) .
21. Pr(error-free block) .
22. Pr(decimal equivalent of a block increases) .
23. Pr(decimal equivalent of a block decreases) .
24. Pr(at least one bit error in the first two bits of a block) .
CouponCollectorProblem:
AreaderfindsatrandomacouponoftypeA,BorCwitheverybookhebuysfromabookstore.
Let the random variable X represent the number of books the reader should buy in order to
collectatleastonecouponofeachtypeforthefirsttime.
25. Generate10,000samplesof X ,andsketchthePMFandCDFof X .