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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cumulative distribution function calculation 3

given FX(X) = x^2, compute P(1/4 < X < 1/2). sorry, I am new to here so don't really know how to type them more mathematically.
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random variables function

consider flipping two fair coins. Let $X=1$ if the first coin is heads, and $X=0$ if the first coin is tails. Let $Y=1$ if the second coin is heads, and $Y=5$ if the second coin is tails. Let $Z=XY$. What is the probability function of $Z$? can…
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MATLAB Plot P(X>x)

Here is my MATLAB code to plot P(X>x) for an exponential r.v. for E(X) = 10. I am pretty certain that my calculations are correct. The plot looks weird. Can anyone help? clear; clc; U=rand(1,100000); lambda = 1/10; expValue =…
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Does higher variance imply a higher covariance?

Suppose I have three random variables A,B,C. if var(B) > var(C) does that mean cov(A,B) > cov(A,C)? Assuming neither is uncorrelated meaning cov(A,B) and cov(A,C) don't equal 0.
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chi-square random variable pdf

Hi could anyone please help me in computing the bellow integral $$\int_{0}^{\tau}\frac{y^{-1/2}e^{-y/2}}{2^{1/2}\gamma(1/2)}dy$$
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Simplifying the variance of the sum of random variables given a random variable

In working out a proof, I come to $var(Y + W \space|\space W)$ where $W$ and $Y$ are both random variables. Since $W$ is given, does that mean that the following is true? I would appreciate an explanation as to whether or not the following is true.…
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Transformation of random variable ended up in a negative pdf

My question is about the result a a transformation of a random variable (rv). We may end up with a negative pdf after a transformation. Suppose that $f_x(X) = \frac{2}{x^3}$, x > 1 and Y = g(X) = 1/X. So X = h(y) = 1/Y. Then $F_Y(Y) = F_X(h(y))=…
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What's the variance of this random variable?

There's a random variable given: $$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \rm {X}_i & -2 & 0 & 2 & 4 \\ \hline \rm{p}_i & 0,1 & 0,5 & 0,3 & 0,1 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The variance I calculated is: 2.56 or 2.24 depending on what formula I use. This is weird and…
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Variance of the difference of two random variables

I have the following problem: Suppose an unbiased coin is tossed 10 times. Let D be the random variable that denotes the number of heads minus the number of tails. What is the variance of D? My solution is: Let X be the number of heads and Y be the…
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Probability of random variable.

I have understood that random variable let say X is a function that maps the all the outcomes of some particular random experiment with some real number according to some particular relation. But I am not able to understand the meaning of…
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random number generation of the form $k/(1+x)$

I need to random numbers of the form $\frac 1 {(1+x) \log 2}$ over the interval $[0, 1]$. I know that I can generate this using inverse transform method. Are there any other methods beside it? Is there a way to generate this distribution using…
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Looking for help with derivation of the Method of Transformation of random variables

The question stems from section '30.6.2 Continuous random variables' of Riley Hobson and Bence (Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering). They are deriving the following: If $X$ is a continuous RV, then so too is the new random variable $Y…
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Uniformly distributed ramdom variable on $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ be a bounded region. The random variable $(X,Y) \sim U(\Omega)$. (Uniform distribution) If $\Omega = [a,b]\times [c,d] $ is a rectangle, I know that $X$ and $Y$ are independent, thus not correlated. My question is:…
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What would be the judicious choice of a random variable in a coin toss experiment

Consider the following random variable: $X = 1$ if the flip of the coin is a head $X = 0$ if the flip of the coin is a tail How the above definition of random variable is different from $X = 1$ if the flip of the coin is a head $X = 1.01$ if the…
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Assigning a probability function to a random variable such that its mean is $0$ and variance $1$.

I want to construct a random variable $X_i$ which can take one of three values: $-1,0,1$. I want to construct a probability function such that the variance of this random variable to be $1$. How can I do that? Note that $\mu=0$, and $\sum…
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