% 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: Transformations}} 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 $X \sim$ Poisson($\lambda_1$) and $Y \sim$ Poisson($\lambda_2$) be independent. Using the convolution formula, find the probability mass function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Independently for $i = 1, \ldots, n$, let $X_i \sim$ Poisson($\lambda_i$), and let $\displaystyle Y_n = \sum_{i=1}^nX_i$. Using the last problem, what is the probability distribution of $Y_n$? \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X \sim$ Binomial($n_1,\theta$) and $Y \sim$ Binomial($n_2,\theta$) be independent. Using the convolution formula, find the probability mass function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1, \ldots, X_n$ be independent Bernoulli random variables with parameter $\theta$, and let $\displaystyle Y_n = \sum_{i=1}^nX_i$. Using the last problem, what is the probability distribution of $Y$? \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X$ and $Y$ be independent exponential random variables with parameter $\lambda$. Using the convolution formula, find the probability density function of $Z=X+Y$ and identify it by name. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Let $X_1$ and $X_2$ be independent standard normal random variables. Find the probability density function of $Y_1 = X_1/X_2$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Use the Jacobian method to prove the convolution formula for continuous random variables. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Show that the normal probability density function integrates to one. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Prove $\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \sqrt{\pi}$. \pagebreak %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item \label{Jacobian} The random variables $X_1$ and $X_2$ are independent. $X_1$ has a gamma distribution with parameters $\alpha=a$ and $\lambda=1$, and $X_2$ has a gamma distribution with parameters $\alpha=b$ and $\lambda=1$. Let $Y_1=\frac{X_1}{X_1+X_2}$ and $Y_2=X_1+X_2$. \begin{enumerate} % Just leave a full page for solution and determinant. % \item Solve for $x_1$ and $x_2$. % \item Calculate the determinant. \item \label{joint} Give the joint density of $Y_1$ and $Y_2$. Factor, separating $y_1$ and $y_2$ as much as possible. In your final statement of the answer to this part, \emph{specify where the joint density is non-zero.} \newpage %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \item Find $f_{_{Y_1}}(y_1)$, the marginal density of $Y_1$. Again, do not forget to specify where the density is non-zero. \vspace{130mm} \item Identify the distribution of $Y_1$ by name; it is on the formula sheet. \vspace{10mm} % \item Are $Y_1$ and $Y_2$ independent? Answer Yes or No and justify your answer in one sentence or less. \end{enumerate} \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 $F_{xy}(x,y)$. Consider $xy$ separately.