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Chapter 2. Random Variable & their Distribution. Illustration. Definition. R.V say X is a function defined over a sample space S, that associates a real number, X(e)=x, whith each possible outcome e in S. Look at example above!. Other Example.
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Chapter 2 Random Variable & their Distribution
Definition R.V say X is a function defined over a sample space S, that associates a real number, X(e)=x, whith each possible outcome e in S Look at example above!
Other Example • An experiments involving a sequence of 5 tosses of a coin, the number of Heads in the sequence is a random variable • Two rolls of a die, v.r : The sum of the two rolls The number of sixes in the two rolls The second roll raised to fifth power
Main Concepts Related to RV • A RV is a real valued function of the outcome of the experiment • A function of R.V defines another R.V • A R.V can be conditioned on an event or on another R.V • There is a notion of independence of a R.V from an event or from another R.V
Definition • let us consider functions which take values in the real numbers. • In the coin tossing example, our function might count the number of heads. Call this function R. We can look at the set • If we have chosen the set of events to contain all subsets of , then this set is an event, and we can ask for the probability of {R=6} • The precise relation is that if the model is (,F,Pr) and R:(-,) then for every interval I, {RI}:={w:R(w)I}F
Definition : Function which satisfied Are called (real valued) R.V
Example 1 R is a R. V since for every interval I the set RI is a subset of , and all subsets of are in F
Example 2 R is not a R.V since R=2={2} is not in F
Discrete R.V • R.V si discrete if its range is finite or at most countably infinite • Definition : If the set of all possible values of a R.V X is a countable set, then X called a discrete R.V f(x)=P[X=x], called the discrete probability density function (discrete pdf)
Example 2 • The experiment consist of two independent tosses of a fair coin, let X be the number of heads obtained, then the pdf of X is :
Example 3 If Then find c!
Cummulative Density Function Definition
Theorem A function F(x) is a CDF for some R.V X if and only if it satisfies the following properties :
Example 2 Suppose that a days production of 850 manufactured parts contains 50 parts that don’t conform to customer requirements. Two parts are selected at random, without replacement, from the batch. Let the random variable X equal the number of nonconforming parts in the sample. What the cdf of X?