The amount of time, X, in minutes that it takes a rat to navigate a maze has the following probability density function: f(x)=1/(x (x - 1)²(4-x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 and 0 otherwise. a) What is the probability that X > 2.5? b) What is the probability that X < 2.5? c) What is the probability that 1.25 < X < 2.75?

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The amount of time, X, in minutes that it takes a rat to navigate a maze has the following probability density function:
f(x)=(x − 1)²(4 - x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 and 0 otherwise.
a) What is the probability that X > 2.5? |
b) What is the probability that X < 2.5?
c) What is the probability that 1.25 < X < 2.75?
d) What is the expected value of X?
e) What is the expected value of X - 3?
f) What is the expected value of 3X?
g) What is the expected value of x²?
h) What is the probability that X is less than its expected value?
i) What is the expected value of √X?
j) What is the 70th percentile of X? [
k) What is the probability that X is within 0.1 of its expected value?
1) What is the probability that X = 0.7?
Transcribed Image Text:The amount of time, X, in minutes that it takes a rat to navigate a maze has the following probability density function: f(x)=(x − 1)²(4 - x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 and 0 otherwise. a) What is the probability that X > 2.5? | b) What is the probability that X < 2.5? c) What is the probability that 1.25 < X < 2.75? d) What is the expected value of X? e) What is the expected value of X - 3? f) What is the expected value of 3X? g) What is the expected value of x²? h) What is the probability that X is less than its expected value? i) What is the expected value of √X? j) What is the 70th percentile of X? [ k) What is the probability that X is within 0.1 of its expected value? 1) What is the probability that X = 0.7?
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The amount of time, X, in minutes that it takes a rat to navigate a maze has the following probability density function:
f(x)=(x − 1)²(4 - x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 and 0 otherwise.
a) What is the probability that X > 2.5? |
b) What is the probability that X < 2.5?
c) What is the probability that 1.25 < X < 2.75?
d) What is the expected value of X?
e) What is the expected value of X - 3?
f) What is the expected value of 3X?
g) What is the expected value of x²?
h) What is the probability that X is less than its expected value?
i) What is the expected value of √X?
j) What is the 70th percentile of X? [
k) What is the probability that X is within 0.1 of its expected value?
1) What is the probability that X = 0.7?
Transcribed Image Text:The amount of time, X, in minutes that it takes a rat to navigate a maze has the following probability density function: f(x)=(x − 1)²(4 - x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 4 and 0 otherwise. a) What is the probability that X > 2.5? | b) What is the probability that X < 2.5? c) What is the probability that 1.25 < X < 2.75? d) What is the expected value of X? e) What is the expected value of X - 3? f) What is the expected value of 3X? g) What is the expected value of x²? h) What is the probability that X is less than its expected value? i) What is the expected value of √X? j) What is the 70th percentile of X? [ k) What is the probability that X is within 0.1 of its expected value? 1) What is the probability that X = 0.7?
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