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Question number: 378

» Probability » Tchebycheff's Inequalities

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Which of the following are correct examples of applications of Chebyshev’s inequality?

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If be a Poisson r. v. with parameter . The probability that deviates from by more than is atmost .

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If be the number of Heads in tosses of fair coin then the probability that deviates from by more than is at most and the probability that it deviates by more than 5 is atmost .

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Both a. and b. are correct

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Question number: 379

» Probability » Mathematical Expectation and Conditional Expectation

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Let be random variables, and . Assuming that expectations exist, we have = ________

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if and are independent.

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All a. , b. and c. are correct

Question number: 380

» Probability » Moment and Probability Generating Functions

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A hen lays eggs, where . Each egg hatches with probability , independently of the other eggs. Find the probability distribution of number of chicks,

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» Probability » Central Limit Theorems for Independent Variables

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Let be a ramdom variable and . A sample of size is taken from this population. What is the probability that the sum of these observations is less than ?

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0.0062

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