ECE302 Exam 1 Version A February 28, 2007 1

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This exam is closed-book. One 8.5” by 11” page of notes is permitted. It should be turned in
with the exam.

Calculators may NOT be used.

1. If the random variable T has CDF



 0 t<0

 1/5 0 ≤ t < 1
FT (t) =

 1/3 1 ≤ t < 3


1 t≥3

(a) Find the PDF of the random variable T .

(b) Find E[T ].

(c) Let B = {T < 3/2}. What is the probability of the event B.

(d) Find fT |B (t).

(e) Find E[T |B].

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2. Consider a 5-sided die with sides labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

(a) If the die is rolled once, what is the sample space?

(b) If the random variable N takes the value rolled, what is the PMF of N ?

(c) Find the CDF of N .

(d) Find E[N ].

(e) Find the variance of N .

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3. Consider again the 5-sided die with sides labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

(a) Let M = 3N + 7. What is the range SM of the random variable M ?

(b) What is the PMF of M ?

(c) What is E[M ]?

(d) Now consider rolling the die multiple times. Let R be the number of the first roll
that is even. What is the PMF of R? (You may assume that these values are being
beamed to you from another star if you prefer.)

(e) Let Q be the number of odd values obtained in 4 rolls of the die. Find the PMF of
Q.
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4. The CDF of random variable R is

(
1 − e−λr r ≥ 0
FR (r) = (1)
0 otherwise

(a) What is the PDF of R?

(b) What is the probability that 3 ≤ R < 4?

(c) What is the expected value of R?

(d) If S = R2 what is E[S]?

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5. Short Questions

(a) Is the following a valid PMF? Justify your answer!


 1/6
 x ∈ {0, 1, 2}
PX (x) = 1/4 x ∈ {3, 4}

 0 otherwise

(b) Is the following a valid CDF? Justify your answer!



 x≤0
0

1/5 0 < x ≤ 2

FX (x) =

 2/5 1<x≤3


1 x>3

(c) Is the following a valid PDF? Justify your answer!

(
3/2e−x/2 x ≥ 0
fX (x) =
0 otherwise