% Sample Question document for STA256 \documentclass[12pt]{article} %\usepackage{amsbsy} % for \boldsymbol and \pmb %\usepackage{graphicx} % To include pdf files! \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage[colorlinks=true, pdfstartview=FitV, linkcolor=blue, citecolor=blue, urlcolor=blue]{hyperref} % For links \usepackage{fullpage} %\pagestyle{empty} % No page numbers \begin{document} %\enlargethispage*{1000 pt} \begin{center} {\Large \textbf{Sample Questions: Conditional Distributions and Independent Random Variables}} STA256 Fall 2019. Copyright information is at the end of the last page. %\rule{6in}{.01in} % Width and height \rule{6in}{.005in} % Horizontal line (Width and height) % \vspace{3 mm} \end{center} \begin{enumerate} \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be continuous random variables. Prove that $X$ and $Y$ are independent if and only if $f_{_{X,Y}}(x,y) = f_{_X}(x) \, f_{_Y}(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be discrete random variables. Prove that if $p_{_{X,Y}}(x,y) = p_{_X}(x) \, p_{_Y}(y)$, then $X$ and $Y$ are independent. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be discrete random variables. Prove that if $X$ and $Y$ are independent, then $p_{_{X,Y}}(x,y) = p_{_X}(x) \, p_{_Y}(y)$. % Need extra paper. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let {\Large $p_{_{X,Y}}(x,y) = \frac{|x-2y|}{20}$} for $x=1,2,3$ and $y=1,2,3$, and zero otherwise. \vspace{80mm} \begin{enumerate} \item What is {\Large$p_{_{Y|X}}(1|2)$}? \vspace{30mm} % 0/5 = 0 \item What is {\Large$p_{_{X|Y}}(1|2)$}? \vspace{30mm} % 3/6 = 1/2 \item Are $X$ and $Y$ independent? Answer Yes or No and prove your answer. \end{enumerate} \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let {\Large $f_{_{X,Y}}(x,y) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 2e^{-(x+y)} & \mbox{for $ 0 \leq x \leq y$ and $y \geq 0$} \\ 0 & \mbox{otherwise} \end{array} \right. $ } % End size \begin{enumerate} \item Find $f_{_{X|Y}}(x|y)$. \vspace{120mm} \item Are $X$ and $Y$ independent? Answer Yes or No and prove your answer. \end{enumerate} \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f_{_X}(x)$ and cumulative distribution function $F_{_X}(x)$. Let $Y = \max(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_{_Y}(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f_{_X}(x) = e^{-x}$ for $x \geq 0$. Let $Y = \max(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_{_Y}(y)$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent random variables with probability density function $f_{_X}(x)$ and cumulative distribution function $F_{_X}(x)$. Let $Y = \min(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$. Find the density $f_{_Y}(y)$. \end{enumerate} \vspace{160mm} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \noindent \begin{center}\begin{tabular}{l} \hspace{6in} \\ \hline \end{tabular}\end{center} This handout was prepared by \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner}{Jerry Brunner}, Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto. It is licensed under a \href{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US} {Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License}. Use any part of it as you like and share the result freely. The \LaTeX~source code is available from the course website: \begin{center} \href{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/~brunner/oldclass/256f19} {\small\texttt{http://www.utstat.toronto.edu/$^\sim$brunner/oldclass/256f19}} \end{center} \end{document} % The answer is a number. Circle your answer. % MESSY! \item Continuing with {\Large $f_{x,y}(x,y) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 2e^{-(x+y)} & \mbox{for $ 0 \leq x \leq y$ and $y \geq 0$} \\ 0 & \mbox{otherwise} \end{array} \right. $ \noindent Obtain $F_{_{X,Y}}(x,y)$. Consider $xy$ separately.