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In-Class Exercise - Probability - Fall 2010 | 1016 351, Study notes of Mathematics

Material Type: Notes; Professor: Whelan; Class: 1016 - Probability; Subject: Mathematics & Statistics; University: Rochester Institute of Technology; Term: Unknown 2010;

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1016-351-03
Probability
In-class exercise
2010 January 19
Consider a continuous random variable with the uniform probability density function
f(x) = (1
BAA<x<B
0 otherwise
a. Verify that f(x) is normalized, i.e., that
Z
−∞
f(x)dx = 1
b. Sketch the graph of f(x). Label the axes.
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2010 January 191016-351-03^ In-class exerciseProbability

a.^ Consider a continuous random variable with the uniform probability density function Verify that f (x) is normalized, i.e., that^ f^ (x) =^ { ∫^0 B (^) ∞−^1 A^ A < x < Botherwise b. Sketch the graph of f (x). Label the axes.−∞^ f^ (x)^ dx^ = 1

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d.^ c.^ Consider a continuous random variable with the uniform probability density functionFind the cumulative distributionSketch the graph of F (x). Label the axes.^ f^ F^ (x^ (x) =).^ {^0 B^ −^1 A^ A < x < Botherwise

e. f. Calculate the expected valueCalculate the variance V (X) in terms of E(X) in terms of A and AB (^) .and B. 2