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Final EE3150 2015 Fall

This document provides an overview and test-taking advice for the final exam in EE 3150 Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineering. The exam consists of 4 problems worth a total of 100 points. Full credit will only be given for fully justified answers, and showing steps is recommended to maximize partial credit. Each problem should start on a new page to facilitate grading. Academic dishonesty will result in an F for the course.

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Final EE3150 2015 Fall

This document provides an overview and test-taking advice for the final exam in EE 3150 Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineering. The exam consists of 4 problems worth a total of 100 points. Full credit will only be given for fully justified answers, and showing steps is recommended to maximize partial credit. Each problem should start on a new page to facilitate grading. Academic dishonesty will result in an F for the course.

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EE 3150, Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fall 2015

Final, Dec. 11 , 2015

Overview
The exam consists of four problems for 100 points. The points for each
part of each problem are given in the brackets - you should spend your
120 minutes accordingly
Testmanship
Full credit will be given only to fully justified answers.
Giving the steps along the way to the answer will not only earn full credit
but also maximize the partial credit should you stumble or get stuck. If
you get stuck, attempt to neatly define your approach to the problem and
why you are stuck.
If part of a problem depends on a previous part that you are unable to
solve, explain the methods for doing the current part, and if possible, give
the answer in terms of the quantities of the previous part that you are
unable to obtain.
Start each problem on a new page. Not only will this facilitate grading,
but also make it easier for you to jump back and forth between problems.
If you get to the end of the problem and realize that your answer must
be wrong, be sure to write this must be wrong because ... so that I will
know you recognized such a fact.
Academic dishonesty will be dealt harshly - the minimum penalty will
be an F for the course.

1. (10 pts) Let (x) denote the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of
the normalized Gaussian random variable X N (0, 1), and for another
Gaussian random variable Y N (2, 4), find the probability P(Y > 4) by
expressing it using (x) function.
2. A random variable X has its cumulative distribution function (CDF) given
by

02 X < 0
x
FX (x) =
(1)
0 x 2
2
1
x> 2
(a) (10 pts) Find the probability density function fX (x) of X, and draw
a graph to illustrate it.
(b) (15 pts) Compute P(2 X 3) and P(1/2 X 1).
(c) (10 pts) Let Y = 2X, find the CDF FY (y) of Y .
3. The probability density function of a random variable X is given by

fX (x) =

cex/2 , x 0
0
otherwise

(2)

(a) (5 pts) Find the missing parameter c in fX (x).


(b) (10 pts) What is P (X 2)?
(c) (10 pts) Find the mean square value E(X 2 ), and full credits will be
given only to solutions providing detailed derivations of these statistics.
(d) (10 pts) Let X denote the inter-arrival time of a bus arrival process.
Given a student has been waiting for the bus for t0 > 0 units, what
is the probability that he/she has to wait for at least another t1 > 0
units before the bus comes, and can we say that such probability
does not depend on the value of t0 ? Justify your answer accordingly.
4. At a casino, people line up to pay $20 each to be a contestant in the
following game: The contestant flips a fair coin repeatedly. If he/she flips
head 20 times in a row, he/she walks away with R = 20 million dollars;
otherwise, then walks away with R = 0 dollars.
(a) (5 pts) Find the probability mass function (PMF) of R, the reward
earned by the contestant, and draw its corresponding cumulative
distribution function (CDF) FR (r).
(b) (10 pts) Compute E[R], the average of R, and the average of net gain
of the contestant by counting the cost of each ticket.
(c) (5 pts) The casino counts losing contestants who fail to win the 20
million dollar prize. Let L denote the number of losing contestants
before the first winning contestant. What is the PMF of L?

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