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STAT209 - Biometry Weekend 2022

These are past questions for the Biometry course at Ahmadu Bello University for the weekend of 2022.

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STAT209 - Biometry Weekend 2022

These are past questions for the Biometry course at Ahmadu Bello University for the weekend of 2022.

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DISTANCE LEARNING CENTRE

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria


BSc. Computer Science (200 Level)
2021/2022 January Semester Examination (WEEKEND GROUP)
Course Code & Title: STAT202 – Continuous Probability Distributions and Distribution
Techniques

Instruction: Answer four (4) questions.


Time Allowed: 2 Hours 30 minutes

1. A random variable X has the density function given by;

 2e2 x x0
f ( x)  
0 otherwise

Find the Moment generating function. [12.5 Marks]

3x, 0  x 1

2a. Given the pdf f ( x)  
0
 elsewhere

and Y  2 X  1
Find the distribution of g(y) using the transformation technique. [7.5 Marks]
b. What are the properties of Normal distribution? [5 Marks]

3. The joint probability density function of two random variables say X and Y is given as:

 xy
 36 , 0  x  3, 0  y  4
f ( x, y )  

 0, elsewhere

Find:

i. f ( x) and h( y) [7 Marks]
1
ii. f ( y x) [5.5 Marks]

4. Given that X and Y are two discrete random variables whose joint density is given by:

1
 9 xy, 0  x  2, 0  y  2
f ( x, y )  

 0, elsewhere

Find:
i. marginal probability of X [4.5 Marks]
ii. marginal probability of Y [4.5 Marks]
iii. show that X and Y are statistically independent [3.5 Marks]

 1  1 x
 e , x0
5. Given f ( x)   
0
 elsewhere

find the:
i. mean [5 Marks]
ii. variance of the distribution. [7.5 Marks]
6a. If X has the probability density given as:

 Ke3 x , x0
f ( x)  
0 elsewhre

Find:
i. K [3 Marks]
ii. p(0.5  x  1) [3.5 Marks]
b. Find the constant C such that the function

 Cx 2 , 0 x3
f ( x)  
0 elsewhre

is a density function. Compute p(1  x  2) [6 Marks]

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