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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Continuous random variable and probability

Suppose that X is a continuous Random variable with probability density function given by $$ f(x) = x^2 + \frac{2}{3}x + \frac{1}{3} \text{ for } 0 \leq x \leq c $$ What must be the value of c? And why?
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Variance of exponentially distributed variable

For $X$~$\text{Exp}(1)$ (exponential distribution with parameter $1$), show that $$\text{Var}[(x-1)^2]=8$$ I know I have to calculate pdf, $E(X)$ and $E(X^2)$, but I what really confuses me is the brackets in variance $(x-1)^2$. Any suggestions?
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Inequality rules of random variables

Hi is the following a true statement. I have a random variable $P(X)$, and I need to find $P(1\leq X <\frac{3}{2})$. So I was thinking whether the following statement is true: $P(1\leq X <\frac{3}{2})=P(X=1)+P(1
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How do i solve $E(7+8X+X^2)$?

I'm trying to solve the expected value of the random variable $E(7+8X+X^2)$. What I do know is that $E(X)=5$, and the variance is $Var(X)=2$.
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For a CRV, X, if the pdf is given, can you find the pdf of a Y?

If the pdf of a continuous random variable, $X$, is defined such that: $$ f_{X}(x)= \frac{3}{(1+x)^{4}}, x\geqslant0 $$ And a random variable, $Y$, is defined as: $$ Y=\frac{1}{X} $$ What is the method of finding the pdf of $Y$? From what I've…
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sum of X and Y and Z if they are iid random variables

If X and Y and Z are i.i.d. random variables then does this mean they each have the same mean and the same density distribution- if this is the case then they must be the same variable which means they must not be independent . Please explain.
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How to create a variable which changes randomly and smoothly?

I want to create a variable which is assumed to be the acceleration of a car. I assume it should has zero mean and normal distribution. But the acceleration cannot change rapidly. How do I make it change smoothly (slowly) overtime?
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Are these definitions of a continuous random variable equivalent?

In a textbook I'm reading: A random variable $X$ is continuous if there exists a function $f_X$ such that $f_X(x) \ge 0$ for all $x$, $\int_\infty^\infty f_X(x) dx = 1$ and for every $a \le b$, $$ \mathbb{P}(a < X < b) = \int_a^b f_X(x)dx. $$ This…
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Expected sum of the draws by Mr. B?

Ms. A selects a number X randomly from the uniform distri- bution on [0,1]. Then Mr. B repeatedly, and independently, draws numbers Y1,Y2 ,.... from the uniform distribution on [0,1], until he gets a number larger than X/2, then stops. What is the…
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Calculate expectation of Cumulative distribution function of a normal distribution

I have to calculate the expectation of the Cumulative Distribution Function of a normally distributed random variable X, which has variance 1 and mean 0. I calculated the integral of the CDF (taken as an RV distributed on [0,1] and X and got 0 as…
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How to find a random variable with well-behaved maximum

I'm looking for a continuous random variable with the following properties It is not bounded towards $+\infty$. The expected value of the maximum of x-many draws out of that random variable has a closed-form solution. The more standard and…
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Help on discrete variables

I need help with interpreting sentences in discrete random variables and how to convert it to tables,the question goes "A fair die is thrown once.A random variable represents the score on the uppermost face of the die.If the score is $two$ or…
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Derivative of a random number

I would like to numerically solve a differential equation which contains a derivative of a random number (using a finite difference method with a time step $\Delta t$). Let say I need to solve for $y(t)$ in $$ \frac{d^2}{dt^2}y(t) +…
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The count of samples of a random variable before its sampled value gets greater than a threshold

Say we have a random variable which follows Lognormal distribution. We take samples of this r.v. repeatedly, until the value of the sample is greater than a fixed threshold. Can we find the mathematical expression of the count, and the summation of…
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How to generate a random variable by composition?

If I want to generate a random variable with such a pdf: $f(x) = \dfrac 3 {2}x^2 : [-1, 1] \to \Bbb R$ by composition, what should I do? I think I can divide the pdf by $x=0$ into two parts. But the $f(x)$ of the new two parts are the same and the…