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PRACTICE EXAMINATION NO. 6<br />
27. X is a normal random variable with mean zero and variance 1<br />
and Y is distributed<br />
2<br />
exponentially with mean <strong>1.</strong> X and Y are independent. Find the probability Pr Y > X 2 ( ).<br />
1 e<br />
A. B. C.<br />
e<br />
!<br />
28. ( 1 ) , X ( 2)<br />
, , X ( 400)<br />
1 1 2<br />
D. E.<br />
2!<br />
2<br />
2<br />
X … are order statistics from a continuous probability distribution with a<br />
finite mean, median m and variance ! 2 . Let ! be the cumulative distribution function of the<br />
Pr X ! m<br />
( )<br />
standard normal distribution. Which of the following is the best approximation of ( 220)<br />
using the Central Limit Theorem?<br />
& 20 #<br />
A. ! ( 0.<strong>05</strong>" ) B. 0.0049 C. 0.<strong>05</strong>32 D. 0.0256 E. ' $ !<br />
% ( "<br />
29. N is a Poisson random variable such that<br />
Pr( N ! 1)<br />
= 2 " Pr( N = 2).<br />
Find the variance of N.<br />
A. 0.512 B. <strong>1.</strong>121 C. <strong>1.</strong>618 D. 3.250 E. 5.000<br />
30. There are two bowls with play chips. The chips in the first bowl are numbered 1, 2, 3, …,<br />
10, while the chips in the second bowl are numbered 6, 7, 8, …, 25. One chip is chosen randomly<br />
from each bowl, and the numbers on the two chips so obtained are compared. What is the<br />
probability that the two numbers are equal?<br />
1 1 1 1 1<br />
A. B. C. D. E.<br />
2<br />
5<br />
10<br />
40 50<br />
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