QUESTION 10 Suppose f(x) = 1/4 over the range a ≤ x ≤ b, and suppose P(X > 4) = 1/2. What are the values for a and b?     a. 2 and 6   b. Cannot answer with the information given.   c. 0 and 4   d. Can be any range of x values whose length (b − a) equal

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QUESTION 10

Suppose f(x) = 1/4 over the range a ≤ x ≤ b, and suppose P(X > 4) = 1/2. What are the values for a and b?

 

  a.

2 and 6

  b.

Cannot answer with the information given.

  c.

0 and 4

  d.

Can be any range of x values whose length (b − a) equals 4.

   

QUESTION 11

The probability density functionf(x), for any continuous random variable X, represents:

 

  a.

all possible values that X will assume within some interval a ≤ x ≤ b.

  b.

the probability that X takes on a specific value x.

  c.

the height of the density function at x.

  d.

None of these choices.

 

 

QUESTION 12

Which of the following is true about f(x) when X has a uniform distribution over the interval [ab]?

 

  a.

The values of f(x) are different for various values of the random variable X.

  b.

f(x) equals one for each possible value of X.

  c.

f(x) equals one divided by the length of the interval from a to b.

  d.

None of these choices.

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