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Discrete Mathematics

Discrete Random Variables

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Discrete Random Variables - Probability Density Function (PDF)
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Discrete Random Variables - Joint Probability Distribution
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Discrete Random Variables - Joint Probability Distribution

The joint probability distribution of discrete random variables $X$ and $Y$ is given as follows: $\begin{matrix} P(x,y) & x=0 & x=1 & x=2 \\ y=0 & 0.32 & 0.16 & 0.32 \\ y=1 & 0.08 & 0.04 & 0.08 \end{matrix}$ Are $X$ and $Y$ independent of each other?

No Yes

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Today, Joe's class took a math quiz consisting of two problems. For a randomly selected student, let $X$ be the points earned on the first question and $Y$ be the points earned on the second question. The joint probability distribution of $X$ and $Y$ is given in the following table:

$\begin{matrix} & X=0 & X=5 & X=10 & X=15 \\ Y=0 & 0.05 & 0.05 & 0 & 0.07 \\ Y=5 & 0 & 0 & 0.18 & 0.07 \\ Y=10 & 0 & 0.11 & 0.36 & 0.11 \end{matrix}$

What is the expected points that a randomly selected student got?

12.75

17.00

8.50

21.25

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If the joint probability distribution of $X$ and $Y$ is given by as follows: $\begin{matrix} P(x,y) & x=0 & x=1 & x=2 & x=3 \\ y=0 & 0 & 0.05 & 0 & 0.04 \\ y=1 & 0.04 & 0.41 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\ y=2 & 0.05 & 0.04 & 0.04 & 0.05 \\ y=3 & 0.05 & 0.04 & 0.05 & 0.04 \end{matrix}$ what is $E[X+Y]?$

1.69

2.25

2.81

3.37

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If the joint probability $P(x,y)$ of $X$ and $Y$ is given by as follows: $\begin{matrix} P(x,y) & x=0 & x=1 & x=2 & x=3 & x=4 \\ y=0 & 0 & 0.03 & 0.03 & 0.05 & 0.04 \\ y=1 & 0.29 & 0 & 0.06 & 0.05 & 0.04 \\ y=2 & 0 & 0.06 & 0.03 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\ y=3 & 0.05 & 0.05 & 0.05 & 0.03 & 0.04 \end{matrix}$ what is $E[XY]?$

2.57

1.30

3.21

1.04

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$\begin{matrix} & X=0 & X=5 & X=10 & X=15 \\ Y=0 & 0.07 & 0.07 & 0 & 0.07 \\ Y=5 & 0 & 0 & 0.18 & 0.07 \\ Y=10 & 0 & 0.11 & 0.32 & 0.11 \end{matrix}$

The students who have earned a total of less than $15$ points will be taking a makeup test. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student will be taking a makeup test?

0.14

0.93

0.07

0.86

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