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True False
True False
3. The sum of all of the probabilities associated with each specific value of a continuous
random variable equals unity.
True False
True False
5. A cumulative distribution function can be used to find the probability density function
of a discrete random variable.
True False
True False
True False
True False
or .
True False
10. If X is a continuous uniform random variable defined over the range 10 to 20, the
mean of X is:
a. 12
b. 15
c. 16
d. None of the above
11. The normal distribution has two parameters; the mean , and the variance 2.
True False
12. The standard normal distribution has both mean and variance equal to unity.
True False
a. 4
b. -2
c. 2
d. -4
e. None of the above
14. To standardize a normal random variable that has mean and variance 2 we used the
X
Z
formula 2 .
True False
15. The normal distribution can be used to approximate the binomial distribution if np
and n(1-p) are greater than five.
True False
17. The exponential random variable models the distance between successive events in a
Poisson process.
True False
18. In the exponential distribution with parameter , the mean and variance are both equal
to .
True False
True False
True False
21. The Weibull distribution is often used to model the time to failure in reliability
engineering work.
True False
22. A random variable that is the natural logarithm of a normal random variable is called
a lognormal random variable.
True False