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    STT 442: Home work 2: Review on probability distribution: Due on 15,

    September, 2014.
    Q1: Consider n independent Bernoulli random variables X
    i
    , with probability of success p, 0 < p < 1.
    Find the distribution of the random variable Y where
    Y =
    n

    i=1
    X
    2
    i
    .
    (Hint: The distribution of

    n
    i=1
    X
    i
    is binomial)
    Q2: To a couple with some specic decease, child of theirs has probability 0.25 of being born with
    the disease. If such a couple has ve children, what is the probability mass function for the number
    of children who will have the disease?
    Q3: The probability of winning in a certain state lottery is said to be
    1
    9
    , What is the probability
    that a person win a prize rst time when he take 10 tickets?
    Q4: In an amusement fair, a competitor is entitled for a prize if he throws a ring on a particular
    target from a certain distance. It is observed that only 40% of the competitors are able to do this.
    If someone is given 4 chances, what is the probability of his winning the prize when he has already
    missed 3 chances?
    Q5: Two dice are rolled 100 times, and the number of double sixes, X, is counted. Find the exact
    binomial probabilities and the Poisson approximations.
    Q6: Suppose that the lifetime of a certain electronic component (in hours) is exponentially dis-
    tributed with P(X > 10) = 0.8. Find the probability that the component lasts at least 200 hours.
    Also nd the probability that X < 200 given X > 150.
    Q7: A certain type of particle is emitted at a rate of 900 per hour. What is the probability that
    more than 950 particles will be emitted in a given hour if the counts form a Poisson process?
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