Reference no: EM132606778
QUESTION ONE
The following table shows a joint probability mass function f(x,y)
function f(x,y)
X
0 1 2
0 1/16 2/16 1/16
Y 1 2/16 4/16 2/16
2 1/16 2/16 1/16
Total 4/16 8/16 4/16
Find :
P(X=0,Y=1)
P(X<Y)
P(X>Y)
P(X=Y)
QUESTION TWO
Find the marginal probability function for the random variable X in question one above
P(X=0)
P(X=1)
P(X=2)
QUESTION THREE
Calculate the covariance and correlation for X and Y using the information from the joint probability mass function in the table given below
Y
1 2 3
X 1 0 0.1 0
2 0.3 0.2 0.1
3 0 0.3 0
P(Y) 0.3 0.6 0.1
QUESTION FOUR
The following table shows marks scored by 15 students in Mathematics and English test: Use it to calculate the correlation coefficient
STUDENT MATHEMATICS (X) ENGLISH (Y)
1 84 69
2 74 64
3 48 56
4 54 72
5 72 86
6 71 68
7 96 87
8 75 86
9 69 71
10 100 91
11 23 31
12 58 65
13 94 89
14 76 71
15 52 54
QUESTION FIVE
Find the regression of Y on X in question four (4) above