Let Tr be the number of fair coin tosses required to produce r heads, for r = 1, 2, . . . . Let Xn be the number of heads in n fair coin tosses. a) State the distribution of Xn (name and parameters). b) Find P (X5 ≤ 2). c) Find P(X365 ≤ 182). (Hint: no long calculations! There’s something special about the number 182.)

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Let Tr be the number of fair coin tosses required to produce r heads, for r = 1, 2, . . . .
Let Xn be the number of heads in n fair coin tosses.
a) State the distribution of Xn (name and parameters).
b) Find P (X5 ≤ 2).
c) Find P(X365 ≤ 182). (Hint: no long calculations! There’s something special about the number 182.)
d) State the distribution of Tr (name and parameters).
e) Show that P (Tr < 2r) = 1/2. (Hint: rewrite this event in terms of the first 2r − 1 tosses.)

2. Let T, be the number of fair coin tosses required to produce r heads, forr = 1,2, ....
Let X, be the number of heads in n fair coin tosses.
a) State the distribution of X, (name and parameters).
b) Find P(X, < 2).
c) Find P(X365 < 182). (Hint: no long calculations! There's something special about the
number 182.)
d) State the distribution of T, (name and parameters).
e) Show that P(T, < 2r) = 1/2. (Hint: rewrite this event in terms of the first 2r – 1 tosses.)
Transcribed Image Text:2. Let T, be the number of fair coin tosses required to produce r heads, forr = 1,2, .... Let X, be the number of heads in n fair coin tosses. a) State the distribution of X, (name and parameters). b) Find P(X, < 2). c) Find P(X365 < 182). (Hint: no long calculations! There's something special about the number 182.) d) State the distribution of T, (name and parameters). e) Show that P(T, < 2r) = 1/2. (Hint: rewrite this event in terms of the first 2r – 1 tosses.)
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Let Xbe a random variable such that

Xn: The number of heads in n fair coin tosses.

Xn~Binn, p

Since the coin tossed is fair, p=0.5

Therefore, Xfollows Binomial Distribution with parameters n and 0.5.

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