you are required to use a TI-89 - Answers False
graph of F(x) = P(X <= x) when X is the face value for the throw of a fair die? - Answers x on x-
axis
F(x) on y-axis
open step function for graph
The entry in the Z table (CDF of a standard normal random variable) corresponding to a row
label of 1.2 and a column label of .03 is - Answers P(Z <= 1.23) / phi(1.23)
If random variable X has a/an _______________ number of values in a finite interval of its range, X
is continuous. - Answers infinite
The CDF is the probability that a random variable, X, is _______________ to a specific number, x. -
Answers less than or equal to
on a graph of the standard normal variable f(z) is on the y-axis - Answers false, f(x)
******Let x (lowercase) denote a specific measured numerical value of a random variable. How
do we denote this random variable? That is, what is the notation of the random variable? -
Answers P(X=x)
Open the text to section 3.6 and look at Example 3-16 Digital Channel. This example was part of
your reading assignment for the week.
Which of the following is the correct definition of the random variable in this example? -
Answers X is the random variable and it is the number of bits received in error out of the next
four that are transmitted.
******Suppose the pdf of X is given as f(x) = .25 for 3 < x < 8
How many numerical values can X be? - Answers 5
******How many values can a Poisson random variable have? - Answers n
Let P(X=x) be the probability that a random variable equals a specific measured numerical value,
x.