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TIFR ECE 2023 | Question: 13
Let $X$ be a random variable which takes values $1$ and $-1$ with probability $1 / 2$ each. Suppose $Y=X+N$, where $N$ is a random variable independent of $X$ ... $0$ $1 / 8$ $1 / 4$ $1 / 2$ None of the above
Let $X$ be a random variable which takes values $1$ and $-1$ with probability $1 / 2$ each. Suppose $Y=X+N$, where $N$ is a random variable independent of $X$ with the fo...
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TIFR ECE 2015 | Question: 9
Consider a random variable $X$ that takes integer values $1$ through $10$ each with equal probability. Now consider random variable \[ Y=\min (7, \max (X, 4)). \] What is the variance of $Y?$ $121 / 4$ $37 / 20 $ $9 / 5$ $99 / 12$ None of the above
Consider a random variable $X$ that takes integer values $1$ through $10$ each with equal probability. Now consider random variable\[Y=\min (7, \max (X, 4)).\]What is the...
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TIFR ECE 2015 | Question: 10
Let $X$ be a uniform random variable between $[0,1]$. And let \[ M=\min _{m X \geq 1, m \in \mathbb{N}} m . \] Then which of the following is true? $E(M)=\infty$ $E(M) \in[5,10]$ $E(M)=\exp (1)$ $E(M)=\pi$ None of the above
Let $X$ be a uniform random variable between $[0,1]$. And let\[M=\min _{m X \geq 1, m \in \mathbb{N}} m .\]Then which of the following is true?$E(M)=\infty$$E(M) \in[5,10...
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TIFR ECE 2014 | Question: 3
For a non-negative continuous random variable $X$, which of the following is TRUE? $E\{X\}=\int_{0}^{\infty} P(X>x) d x$. $E\{X\}=\int_{0}^{\infty} P(X \leq x) d x$. $P(X<x) \leq \frac{E\{X\}}{x}$. $(a)$ and $(c)$. None of the above.
For a non-negative continuous random variable $X$, which of the following is TRUE?$E\{X\}=\int_{0}^{\infty} P(X>x) d x$.$E\{X\}=\int_{0}^{\infty} P(X \leq x) d x$.$P(X<x)...
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TIFR ECE 2014 | Question: 16
A fair dice (with faces numbered $1, \ldots, 6$ ) is independently rolled twice. Let $X$ denote the maximum of the two outcomes. The expected value of $X$ is $4 \frac{1}{2}$ $3 \frac{1}{2}$ $5$ $4 \frac{17}{36} $ $4 \frac{3}{4}$
A fair dice (with faces numbered $1, \ldots, 6$ ) is independently rolled twice. Let $X$ denote the maximum of the two outcomes. The expected value of $X$ is$4 \frac{1}{2...
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TIFR ECE 2012 | Question: 11
A Poisson random variable $X$ is given by $\operatorname{Pr}\{X=k\}=\mathrm{e}^{-\lambda} \lambda^{k} / k !, k=0,1,2, \ldots$ for $\lambda>0$. The variance of $X$ scales as $\lambda$ $\lambda^{2}$ $\lambda^{3}$ $\sqrt{\lambda}$ None of the above
A Poisson random variable $X$ is given by $\operatorname{Pr}\{X=k\}=\mathrm{e}^{-\lambda} \lambda^{k} / k !, k=0,1,2, \ldots$ for $\lambda>0$. The variance of $X$ scales ...
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TIFR ECE 2011 | Question: 11
What is the value of $\lambda$ such that $\operatorname{Prob}\{X>\operatorname{mean}\{X\}\}=1 / e$, where $\text{PDF}$ of $X$ is $p_{X}(x)=\lambda e^{-\lambda x}, x \geq 0, \lambda>0?$ $1$ $1 / e$ $1 / \sqrt{e}$ $1 / e^{2}$ All of the above
What is the value of $\lambda$ such that $\operatorname{Prob}\{X>\operatorname{mean}\{X\}\}=1 / e$, where $\text{PDF}$ of $X$ is $p_{X}(x)=\lambda e^{-\lambda x}, x \geq ...
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TIFR ECE 2022 | Question: 9
Suppose you throw a dart and it lands uniformly at random on a target which is a disk of unit radius. What is the probability density function $f(x)$ ... None of the above.
Suppose you throw a dart and it lands uniformly at random on a target which is a disk of unit radius. What is the probability density function $f(x)$ of the distance of t...
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