For the following discrete random variable X with probability distribution:

X 0 1 2 3

P(X) 0.2 0.4 0.15 0.25

(a) Find the probability distribution for Y = 3X2 − 2X + 1
(i.e, all values of Y and P(Y )).
(b) Find E[Y ] using part (a).
(c) Find E[X] and E[X2].
(d) Find Pr(Y ≤ 2).
(e) Using part (c), verify your result from part (b) using
E[X] and E[X2].

Respuesta :

Answer:

(a) The probability distribution is shown in the attachment.

(b) The value of E (Y) is 7.85.

(c) The value of E (X) and E (X²) are 1.45 and 3.25 respectively.

(d) The value of P (Y ≤ 2) is 0.60.

(e) Verified that the value of E (Y) is 7.85.

Step-by-step explanation:

(a)

The random variable Y is defined as: [tex]Y=3X^{2}-2X+1[/tex]

For X = {0, 1, 2, 3} the value of Y are:

[tex]X=0;\ Y=3\times(0)^{2}-2\times(0)+1 =1[/tex]

[tex]X=1;\ Y=3\times(1)^{2}-2\times(1)+1 =2[/tex]

[tex]X=2;\ Y=3\times(2)^{2}-2\times(2)+1 =9[/tex]

[tex]X=3;\ Y=3\times(3)^{2}-2\times(3)+1 =22[/tex]

The probability of Y for different values are as follows:

P (Y = 1) = P (X = 0) = 0.20

P (Y = 2) = P (X = 1) = 0.40

P (Y = 9) = P (X = 2) = 0.15

P (Y = 22) = P (X = 3) = 0.25

The probability distribution of Y is shown below.

(b)

The expected value of a random variable using the probability distribution table is:

[tex]E(U)=\sum[u\times P(U=u)][/tex]

Compute the expected value of Y as follows:

[tex]E(Y)=\sum [y\times P(Y=y)]\\=(1\times0.20)+(2\times0.40)+(9\times0.15)+(22\times0.25)\\=7.85[/tex]

Thus, the value of E (Y) is 7.85.

(c)

Compute the expected value of X as follows:

[tex]E(X)=\sum [x\times P(X=x)]\\=(0\times0.20)+(1\times0.40)+(2\times0.15)+(3\times0.25)\\=1.45[/tex]

Compute the expected value of X² as follows:

[tex]E(X^{2})=\sum [x^{2}\times P(X=x)]\\=(0^{2}\times0.20)+(1^{2}\times0.40)+(2^{2}\times0.15)+(3^{2}\times0.25)\\=3.25[/tex]

Thus, the value of E (X) and E (X²) are 1.45 and 3.25 respectively.

(d)

Compute the value of P (Y ≤ 2) as follows:

[tex]P (Y\leq 2)=P(Y=1)+P(Y=2)=0.20+0.40=0.60[/tex]

Thus, the value of P (Y ≤ 2) is 0.60.

(e)

The value of E (Y) is 7.85.

[tex]E(Y)=E(3X^{2}-2X+1)=3E(X^{2})-2E(X)+1[/tex]

Use the values of E (X) and E (X²) computed in part (c) to compute the value of E (Y).

[tex]E(Y)=3E(X^{2})-2E(X)+1\\=(3\times 3.25)-(2\times1.45)+1\\=7.85[/tex]

Hence verified.

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