Questions tagged [random-variables]

Questions about maps from a probability space to a measure space which are measurable.

A random variable $X: \Omega \to E$ is a measurable function from a set of possible outcomes $\Omega$ to a measurable space $E$. The technical axiomatic definition requires $\Omega$ to be a sample space of a probability triple. Usually $X$ is real-valued.

The probability that $X$ takes on a value in a measurable set $S \subseteq E$ is written as :

$$P(X \in S) = P(\{ \omega \in \Omega|X(\omega) \in S\})$$

where $P$ is the probability measure equipped with $\Omega$.

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How to solve such expression of random variables?

I have three random variables $ g, h,f$ and one constant $\alpha$. I know that the square of absolute value of product of $\alpha, g, f$ i.e., $|\alpha*g*f|^{2}$ can be expressed as $\alpha^2$ $|g*f|$. So how the expression $|h+\alpha*g*f|^{2}$ can…
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Brainteaser with 6 random variables and combinations

Six points are drawn subsequently from a uniform distribution. The first two points are marked blue, the second marked green and the last two red on the real line. What is the probability of having the 2 blue points, the 2 red points and the two…
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How do you use three 1-D random variables to simulate 3-D random variables with a given covariance structure?

I saw this asked on glassdoor as an interview question: How do you use three 1-D random variables to simulate 3-D random variables with a given covariance structure? Is this a well-posed question? I do not understand the question the question in…
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How to Interpret The Squaring of Random Variables

Let $X$ be a certain random variable with a certain distribution (i.e. $~Bernoulli(X, p)$ where p denotes the probability of $X$). Based on this compute $Variance(X^2)$. Is there a way to imagine what it means to square such a $RV$. For instance,…
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Is there a way to reconcile this intuitive random variable definition with the formal one?

I sometimes think that random variables are variables whose value are random. For example, normally, x =1 or x =0 However, if x is a random variable, then x can be 1 with say, half probability, and 0 with half probability. So it's basically like…
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Is Voelker's dropped coordinates method for generating points in ball applicable to ellipsoid-ball?

A short write up is at section "method 22" on http://extremelearning.com.au/how-to-generate-uniformly-random-points-on-n-spheres-and-n-balls/ . I'm trying to get a more general case working, and so to say go from circle to any ellipse. However I'm…
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If $X\sim\mathrm{exp}(1)$ and $Y\sim\mathrm{exp}(1),$ is $X=Y$?

If two random variables have the same distribution it doesnt automatically mean that they are equal. If $X\sim N(0,1)$ and $X=-Y,$ so is $Y\sim N(0,1).$ Because of the symmetry. But if $X\sim\mathrm{exp}(1)$ and $Y\sim\mathrm{exp}(1).$ Could $X$ be…
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how to randomly create a point in a high dimensional space with a specific length?

So I want to create a random point in a m-dimensional space (with m>2) that is k units away from the origin. My first guess was to randomly draw m-1 angels (from a uniform distribution from 0 to 2pi) and then use the cosine of each of these angels…
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Why does dependence of r.v.'s X and Y, not imply that X and Y are correlated.

Given random variable X and Y. Independence of X and Y, implies that X and Y are uncorrelated. Why isn't the converse true: dependence of X and Y, implies that X and Y are correlated?
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composition method of generating random variables

I'm a student learning about methods for generating random variables. But I'm having a hard time finding examples or youtube tutorials on composition method and algorithm of generating random variables. Given that this method is grouped with…
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Can we arbitrarily add or remove single points from computations involving a continuous random variable?

Say I have a probability space $(\Omega, \Sigma, \mu)$ and some real-valued random variable $X$ such that the distribution of $X$ is continuous. Say $\Sigma_{\mathbb{R}}$ is the typical Borel algebra on the reals. Is it always the case that for any…
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Standardized random variables for two stores with differing sales

Mr. Norton owns two appliance stores. In store 1 the number of TV sets sold by a sales person is, on average, 13 per week with a standard deviation of five. In store 2 the number of TV sets sold by a salesperson is, on average, seven with a standard…
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How is named the "length" of range from a random variable?

I have a random variable, lets name it A. Then the range of this variable can be calculated as follows: r(A) = (min(A),max(A)); Given this conditions what would be the name of the "length" of that range. Here I understand as "length" the…
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Probability distribution for angle between two vectors

I got used to treat transformation of random variables in the following way. Example: let $x, y \sim P_{\{x,y\}} (x, y)$. Then if $z = f(x, y)$, the probability distribution for $z$ would be* $$ P_z (z) = \int P (x, y) \, \delta (z - f (x, y)) $$ So…
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