Assignment-II
Subject: Probability and Statistics
Class: B.Tech.(CSE-I/CE-I)Sem-I-2025-26
Q.1 A random variable X has the following probability density function:
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0 k 2k 2k 3k k2 2k2 7k2+7
i.Find the value of k. ii.P(x<6), p(x≥6).
Q.2 For the following bivariate probability distribution of X and Y , find:
𝑖. 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 1, 𝑌 = 3) 𝑖𝑖. 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 1) 𝑖𝑖𝑖. 𝑃(𝑋 > 2, 𝑌 > 3)
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
Y
0 0 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.07 0.04
1 0.04 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.02 0.01
2 0.03 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.04 0.06
3 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.03
.
Q.3 Find k for which f(x) represents pdf ,where
1
𝑘𝑥, 0 < 𝑥 ≤
𝑓(𝑥) = { 2
1 2 1
𝑘𝑥 , < 𝑥 ≤ 1
2 2.
Q.4 A random variable x has the following probability function:
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
P(x) 0.1 k 0.2 2k 0.3 k
Find the value of k. Compute mean and variance of variable.
Q.5 If a random variable has the following probability mass function:
x 0 1 2 3 4
P(X=x) k 𝑘 k 1 9
2𝑘 −
2 5 20
Find: P(X=2),P(X≤1), P(X<4), P(X>3).
Q.6 From the following joint distribution table:
Find: i. marginal distribution of X and Y ii. Conditional distribution of X, given Y=1.
iii.conditional distribution of Y, given X=2.
X Y -1 0 1 2
1 0.15 0.22 0.17 0.13
2 0.08 0.12 0.09 0.04
Q.7 Joint probability mass function of X and Y is
𝜆𝑥 𝑒 −𝜆 𝑝 𝑦 (1 − 𝑝)𝑥−𝑦
, 𝑦 = 0,1, . 𝑥;
𝑝(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦! (𝑥 − 𝑦)!
𝑥 = 0,1, ; 0 < 𝑝 < 1; 𝜆 > 0
{ 0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
Find: i. marginal probability mass function of X and Y
ii. whether X and Y are independent.
Q.8 Balls are taken one by one without replacement out of urn containing 4 white and 6 black
balls until the first white ball appears. Let x be the number of black balls preceding the first
white ball. Find the expectation and variance of x.
Q.9 For what value of k, f(x,y) represents the probability density function of two continuous
random variables X and Y , where
𝑘(4 − 2𝑥 + 𝑦), 0 < 𝑥 < 3, 2 < 𝑦 < 4
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Also, find 1. 𝑃(𝑋 < 2 ∩ 𝑌 < 3) 2. 𝑃(𝑋 + 𝑌 < 4) 3. 𝑃(𝑋 < 2|𝑌 < 3)
Q.10 If probability distribution function is given by
1
(𝑥 + 𝑦), 0 ≤ 𝑥, 𝑦 ≤ 2
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = { 8
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
Find 𝑃(|𝑋 − 𝑌|) > 1.
