Quiz #3

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Question 1 C
Question 2 A
Question 3 B

Question 1

If Z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of P(Z ≤ 0)? A standard normal distribution is symmetric about 0 --- both P(Z ≤ 0) and P(Z ≥ 0) equal 1/2.

Question 2

If X is a normally distributed random variable having mean 1 and variance 1, so that it's density is
f(x) = (2π)-1/2e-(x - 1)2/2,
what is the value of P(X = 1)? The probability that a continuous random variable assumes a value equal to any specific number is equal to 0.

Question 3

If U is a uniformly distributed random variable, so that it's density is constant on the interval (0, 2) (i.e., its density equals 1/2 on (0, 2) and equals 0 elsewhere), what is the value of P(U > 1.5)?
(Hint: If you don't get this one right away, I suggest that you sketch the density.) (I went over this one in class, making use of a sketch I drew on the board.)