Pearson eText for Probability and Statistical Inference -- Instant Access (Pearson+)

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780137538461

Author: Robert Hogg, Elliot Tanis

Publisher: PEARSON+

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Chapter 3.4, Problem 21E

In a medical experiment, a rat has been exposed to some radiation. The experimenters believe that the rat’s survival time X (in weeks) has the pdf f ( x ) = 3 x 2 120 3 e − ( x / 120 ) 3 , 0 < x < ∞ .

(a) What is the probability that the rat survives at least 100 weeks?

(b) Find the expected value of the survival time. HINT: In the integral representing E ( X ) , let y = ( x / 120 ) 3 and get the answer in terms of a gamma function.

Definition Definition Probability of occurrence of a continuous random variable within a specified range. When the value of a random variable, Y, is evaluated at a point Y=y, then the probability distribution function gives the probability that Y will take a value less than or equal to y. The probability distribution function formula for random Variable Y following the normal distribution is: F(y) = P (Y ≤ y) The value of probability distribution function for random variable lies between 0 and 1.

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