Deepak Agrawal

Assignment 1
1. Since X is a discrete random variable having ( )

Since X is a discrete random variable (

) must satisfy:
(

)
(

Hence in the given case (

( ) ( ) ( )


( ) ( ) (

( ) ( )
,-

( ) ( ) ( )

() ,

- ,-

( )

( )

( ) (

( )

,-

()

2. ()

( ) ( )
,- ()

() ,

- ,-

()

( ) ,-

()

3. ( ) {




a)

() ( )

( )

( )

() ( )

() ( )

( )

b) are independent if
( )

()

()

()

() (

) (

Which is not equal to ( ) hence they are not independent
c)

()

()

()

()

d) ,-

()

( )

( )

() ,

- ,-

()

,-

()

() ,

- ,-

()

( ) ,- ,-,- ( )

) (

)
( ( )

( )
( )
() ()

/ .

4.

,( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )

( )
() ( )

()
(

)
.

/
Lower endpoint =

Upper endpoint=

95% confidence Interval for = ,-
5. Exponential distribution
() {

Let
( )
()

( )

( | )
( )
( )

( )
( )

()

( )
Hence exponential distribution has the memory less property
6. According to CLT if

() with mean and variance

, then the distribution of

Tends to the standard normal as . That is
{

In given problem
(

)
For current problem ,-

/ .

7. A R.V. has pmf given by ()

over the range

* + is said to have
discrete uniform distribution.
a)
,-

( )

() ,

- ,-

( )( )
( )

( )

b) Using the analogy from part a
,-

( )

()
( )( )

8. Probability that the satellite will be alive after year is given by
a. ( ) ( )

b.
( )

9. Three shafts have distributions as below
Shaft 1: ( ), Shaft 2: ( ), Shaft 3: ()
Let 3 shaft have length as normally distributed R.V.s

a. Length of the linkage is sum of the length of shafts
Hence distribution of length of linkage = summation of all three distributions

) ( 0.25)
b. ( )

, where ()
( ) ( ) (

c. ( )