ssignment 1: Probability and Statistics
A
2024-2025 (Odd Semester): Department of Computer Science and Engineering
1. An insurance company insured 2000 scooterdrivers, 4000 cardriversand 6000 truckdrivers.
Theprobabilityofanaccidentinvolvingascooterdriveris0. 01,acardriveris0. 03andatruck
driveris 0. 15.Ifoneofaninsuredpersonmeetswithanaccident,whatistheprobabilitythathe
is a car driver?
2. Abincontains5defective(thatimmediatelyfailwhenputinuse),10partiallydefective(thatfail
after acoupleofhoursofuse),25acceptabletransistors.Atransistorischosenatrandomfrom
the bin and put into use. If it does not immediately fail, what is the probability it is acceptable?
3. A random variable X has the following probability function:
Value of 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
X =𝑥𝑖
( )
𝑝 𝑥𝑖 0 𝑘 2𝑘
2𝑘
3𝑘
2
𝑘 2𝑘
2
7𝑘
2
+ 𝑘
a) Find𝑘,
b) Evaluate𝑃( 𝑋 < 6) ,𝑃( 𝑋≥6),
1
c) If𝑃( 𝑋≤𝑎
) > 2
, find the minimum value of𝑎,
d) Determine the distribution function of𝑋.
4. Suppose that two dimensional continuous random variable (X,Y) has joint probability density
function given by:
2
𝑓( 𝑥, 𝑦) = {6𝑥
𝑦, 0
< 𝑥 < 1, 0 < 𝑦 < 1, 0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒.
a) Verify
1 1
∫ ∫ 𝑓( 𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑥𝑑
𝑦 = 1.
0 0
3 1
b) Find𝑃( 0 < 𝑋 < 4
, 3 < 𝑌 < 2),
c) 𝑃( 𝑋 + 𝑌 < 1) ,
d) 𝑃( 𝑋 > 𝑌) and
< 2) .
e) 𝑃( 𝑋 < 1|𝑌
5. Given a standard normal distribution, find the value of k such that
a) P(Z > k)=0.3015 and
b) P(k < Z < −0.18) = 0.4197.
6. Acertainmachinemakeselectricalresistorshavingameanresistanceof40ohmsandastandard
deviation of 2 ohms. Assuming that the resistance follows a normal distribution and can be
measured to any degree of accuracy, what percentage of resistors will have a resistance
exceeding 43 ohms?
7. Suppose that it is known that the number of items produced in a factory during a week is a
random variable with mean 50. What can be said about the probability that this week’s
production will exceed 75? If the variance of a week’s production is known to equal25,then
what can be said about the probability that this week’s production will be between 40 and 60?
8. Assume that 50% of all engineering students are good in Mathematics. Determine the
probabilities that among 18 engineering students
a) exactly 10
b) at least 10
c) at most 8
d) at least 2 and at most 9 are good in mathematics.
9. Inabookof520pages,390typo-graphicalerrorsoccur.AssumingPoissonlawforthenumber
of errors per page, find the probability that a random sample of 5 pages will contain no error.
10.In a precision bombing attack there is a 50% chance that any one bomb willstrikethetarget.
Twodirecthitsarerequiredtodestroythetargetcompletely.Howmanybombsmustbedropped
to give a 99% chance or better of completely destroying the target?
