NYU Polytechnic School Of Engineering MA 2222 WORKSHEET # 3
NYU Polytechnic School Of Engineering
MA 2222
WORKSHEET # 3
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Instructor: Dr. Manocha
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Directions: Complete all questions clearly and neatly. You must show all work to have credit.
Unclear work will not be graded. THIS IS A CRUCIAL HOMEWORK UNDERSTAND IT
WELL FOR YOUR NEXT EXAM.
Problem Possible
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Z
, where Z is a random variable that is N (0, 1),
(1) (Student’s t-distribution) Let T = p
U/r
U is a random variable that is χ2 (r), and Z and U are independent. Show that T has
a t- distribution with p.d.f.
Γ((r + 1)/2)
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f (t) = √
,
πrΓ(r/2) (1 + t2 /r)(r+1)/2
−∞ < t < ∞.
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(2) Let the distribution of T be t(23). Find
(a) t0.05 (23)
(b) t0.90 (23)
(c) P{−2.069 ≤ T ≤ 2.500}
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(3) Let X1 , X2 , ..., Xn be a random sample from distributions with the given probability
ˆ
density functions. In each case, find the maximum likelihood estimator θ.
(a) f (x; θ) = (1/θ2 )xe−x/θ ,
(b) f (x; θ) = (1/2θ3 )x2 e−x/θ ,
0 < x < ∞, 0 < θ < ∞.
0 < x < ∞, 0 < θ < ∞.
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(4) Let f (x; θ) = (1/θ)x(1−θ)/θ ,
0 < x < 1, 0 < θ < ∞.
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(a) Show that the maximum likelihood estimator of θ is θˆ = −(1/n) ni=1 ln Xi .
ˆ = θ and thus that θˆ is an unbiased estimator of θ.
(b) Show that E(θ)
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(5) An electric scale gives a reading equal to the true weight plus a random error that is normally distributed with mean 0 and standard deviation σ = 0.1 mg. Suppose that the
results of five successive weighings of the same object are as follows: 3.142, 3.163, 3.155,
3.150, 3.141
(a) Determine a 95 percent confidence interval estimate of the true weight.
(b) Determine a 99 percent confidence interval estimate of the true weight.
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(6) The PCB concentration of a fish caught in Lake Michigan was measured by a technique that is known to result in an error of measurement that is normally distributed
with a standard deviation of 0.08 ppm (parts per million). Suppose the results of 10
independent measurements of this fish are
11.2, 12.4, 10.8, 11.6, 12.5, 10.1, 11.0, 12.2, 12.4, 10.6
(a) Give a 95 percent confidence interval for the PCB level of this fish.
(b) Give a 95 percent lower confidence interval.
(c) Give a 95 percent upper confidence interval.
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