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Stats 2 week 1 important questions

Week 1 of Statistics for Data Science II: Multiple random variables, joint distributions. Extra important questions based on the recent, changing patterns of the exams, from basic to advanced. Practise them in learning mode: each question has a worked solution.

Question 1

Numerical answer

The joint pmf of two random variables XX and YY is given by

XbackslashY01200.30.050.0510.250.050.3\begin{array}{c|ccc} X\\backslash Y & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline 0 & 0.3 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\ 1 & 0.25 & 0.05 & 0.3 \end{array}

Find P(X=0,Y=0)P(X=0,Y=0).

Question 2

One correct option

The joint pmf of two random variables XX and YY is given by

XbackslashY01200.30.050.0510.250.050.3\begin{array}{c|ccc} X\\backslash Y & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline 0 & 0.3 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\ 1 & 0.25 & 0.05 & 0.3 \end{array}

Find the marginal probability P(X=0)P(X=0).

  1. A

    −0.1-0.1

  2. B

    0.90.9

  3. C

    0.80.8

  4. D

    0.40.4

Question 3

Numerical answer

The joint pmf of two random variables XX and YY is given by

XbackslashY01200.30.050.0510.250.050.3\begin{array}{c|ccc} X\\backslash Y & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline 0 & 0.3 & 0.05 & 0.05 \\ 1 & 0.25 & 0.05 & 0.3 \end{array}

Find the marginal probability P(Y=0)P(Y=0).

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