% Sample Question document for STA256 \documentclass[12pt]{article} %\usepackage{amsbsy} % for \boldsymbol and \pmb %\usepackage{graphicx} % To include pdf files! \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage[colorlinks=true, pdfstartview=FitV, linkcolor=blue, citecolor=blue, urlcolor=blue]{hyperref} % For links \usepackage{fullpage} %\pagestyle{empty} % No page numbers \begin{document} %\enlargethispage*{1000 pt} \begin{center} {\Large \textbf{Sample Questions: Joint Distributions Part Two}} STA256 Fall 2018. Copyright information is at the end of the last page. %\rule{6in}{.01in} % Width and height \rule{6in}{.005in} % Horizontal line (Width and height) % \vspace{3 mm} \end{center} \begin{enumerate} \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be continuous random variables. Prove that $X$ and $Y$ are independent if and only if $f_{xy}(x,y) = f_x(x) \, f_y(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be discrete random variables. Prove that if $p_{xy}(x,y) = p_x(x) \, p_y(y)$, then $X$ and $Y$ are independent. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be discrete random variables. Prove that if $X$ and $Y$ are independent, then $p_{xy}(x,y) = p_x(x) \, p_y(y)$. % Need extra paper. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let {\Large $p_{xy}(x,y) = \frac{|x-2y|}{19}$} for $x=1,2,3$ and $y=1,2,3$, and zero otherwise. \vspace{80mm} \begin{enumerate} \item What is {\Large$p_{y|x}(1|2)$}? \vspace{30mm} % 0/5 = 0 \item What is {\Large$p_{x|y}(1|2)$}? \vspace{30mm} % 3/6 = 1/2 \item Are $x$ and $y$ independent? Answer Yes or No and prove your answer. \end{enumerate} \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let {\Large $f_{x,y}(x,y) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 2e^{-(x+y)} & \mbox{for $ 0 \leq x \leq y$ and $y \geq 0$} \\ 0 & \mbox{otherwise} \end{array} \right. $ } % End size \begin{enumerate} \item Find $f_{x|y}(x|y)$. \vspace{120mm} \item Are $X$ and $Y$ independent? Answer Yes or No and prove your answer. \end{enumerate} \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X \sim$ Poisson($\lambda_1$) and $Y \sim$ Poisson($\lambda_2$) be independent. Using the convolution formula, find the probability mass function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X \sim$ Binomial($n_1,p$) and $Y \sim$ Binomial($n_2,p$) be independent. Using the convolution formula, find the probability mass function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be independent exponential random variables with parameter $\lambda$. Using the convolution formula, find the probability density function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1$ and $X_2$ be independent standard normal random variables. Find the probability density function of $Y_1 = X_1/X_2$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Use the Jacobian method to prove the convolution formula for continuous random variables. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Show that the normal probability density function integrates to one. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Prove $\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \sqrt{\pi}$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f(x)$ and cumulative distribution function $F(x)$. Let $Y = \max(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_y(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f(x) = e^{-x}$ for $x \geq 0$. Let $Y = \max(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_y(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f(x)$ and cumulative distribution function $F(x)$. Let $Y = \min(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_y(y)$. \end{enumerate} \vspace{160mm} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \noindent \begin{center}\begin{tabular}{l} \hspace{6in} \\ \hline \end{tabular}\end{center} This handout was prepared by \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner}{Jerry Brunner}, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto. It is licensed under a \href{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US} {Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License}. Use any part of it as you like and share the result freely. The \LaTeX~source code is available from the course website: \begin{center} \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner/oldclass/256f18} {\small\texttt{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/$^\sim$brunner/oldclass/256f18}} \end{center} \end{document} % The answer is a number. Circle your answer. % MESSY! \item Continuing with {\Large $f_{x,y}(x,y) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 2e^{-(x+y)} & \mbox{for $ 0 \leq x \leq y$ and $y \geq 0$} \\ 0 & \mbox{otherwise} \end{array} \right. $ \noindent Obtain $F_{xy}(x,y)$. Consider $xy$ separately.