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Tutorial Exercise III

The document outlines a tutorial exercise for an economics statistics course, covering various probability problems involving dice and coin tosses. It includes tasks such as finding probability mass functions, calculating probabilities for specific ranges, and determining expected values and variances. Additionally, it addresses probability density functions and the effects of transformations on random variables.

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Tutorial Exercise III

The document outlines a tutorial exercise for an economics statistics course, covering various probability problems involving dice and coin tosses. It includes tasks such as finding probability mass functions, calculating probabilities for specific ranges, and determining expected values and variances. Additionally, it addresses probability density functions and the effects of transformations on random variables.

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April 2024

Econ 2042: Statistics for Economists

Tutorial Exercise III:


1). Suppose two dice are rolled. Let X be the absolute value of the di¤erence between the
two numbers showing.

a). Find the probability mass function for X.

b). Calculate the probability that X lies between 2 and 4.

c). Calculate the probability that X is less than 3 or between 2 and 4.

2). Roll two dice. Let X be equal to the number showing on the …rst die as proportion of
the total showing. Find the probability mass function for X.

3). Suppose two coins are tossed. Let X be the number of heads that show.

a). Find the probability mass function for X.

Do the same for the case in which 4 coins are tossed.

b). Find also the distribution function for X in this case.

4). Three coins are tossed …ve times. Find the discrete density function for X where X
equals the number of times no head appears.

5). For each of the above problems, …nd E (X) and var (X).
8
< c (2=3)x , x = 1; 2; 3; : : :
6). Let f (x) = . Find the constant c such that f is a discrete
: 0, elsewhere
density function.

7). For each of the following probability density functions for a random variable X compute
Pr (jXj < 1) and Pr (X 2 < 9).
8
< x2 =18, 3<x<3
a). f (x) =
: 0 , elsewhere

1
8
< (x + 2) =18, 2<x<4
b). f (x) =
: 0 , elsewhere
8
< 1=2, 1<x<1
8). Let f (x) = , be the density function of a random variable
: 0 , elsewhere
X. De…ne the random variable Y = X 2 . Find the probability density function for Y .
(Hint: …rst …nd the distribution function for Y ).

9). A bomber drops its load on a railway track. If a bomb falls within 40 feet of the
track, tra¢ c is disrupted.
8 Let X denotes the distance from the track that a bomb
< (100 x) =5000, 0 < x < 100
falls. Assume f (x) =
: 0 , elsewhere

a). Find the probability that one bomb will disrupt tra¢ c.

b). Find the Probability that three bombs are required to disrupt tra¢ c.

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10). X is a random variable with E (X) = , var (X) = . Prove that if Y = (X )= ,
then E (Y ) = 0 and var (Y ) = 1.

11). Prove that if a and b are constant, var (a + bx) = b2 var (X).

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