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    Introduction to Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences Spring 2026 MATH 1044

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    +Example 55. +

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    Let \(X\in [0, 1]\) with \(f(x) = kx^{3/2}\text{.}\) Find \(k\text{.}\) +
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    +\begin{align*} +1 = \int_0^1 f(x)\ dx \amp = \int_0^1 kx^{3/2} dx = \frac{2kx^{5/2}}{5}\bigg|_0^1 = \frac{2k}{5} - 0 \\ +\Rightarrow \quad 1 \amp = \frac{2k}{5} \quad \Rightarrow \quad k = \frac{5}{2} +\end{align*} +
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    +\begin{gather*} +\Pr\left(X \lt \frac{1}{2}\right) = \int_0^{1/2} \frac{5}{2}x^{3/2}\ dx = \frac{5}{2}\cdot \frac{2x^{5/2}}{5}\bigg|_0^{1/2} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5/2} \approx 0.177. +\end{gather*} +
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    +\begin{align*} +F(x) = \int_0^x f(t)\ dt \amp = \int_0^x \frac{5}{2}t^{3/2}\ dt = \frac{5}{2}\cdot \frac{2t^{5/2}}{5}\bigg|_0^x \\ +F(x) \amp = x^{5/2} +\end{align*} +
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    +\begin{align*} +\Pr\left(X \lt \frac{1}{2}\right) \amp = F\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5/2} \approx 0.177 \\ +\Pr(0.2 \leq X \leq 0.6) \amp = F(0.6) - F(0.2) = (0.6)^{5/2} - (0.2)^{5/2} \approx 0.261 +\end{align*} +
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    +\begin{align*} +F(t) \amp = \int_0^t f(x)\ dx = \int_0^t 2e^{-2x}\ dx = -e^{-2x}\bigg|_0^x \\ +\amp = -e^{-2t} - (-e^0) = 1 - e^{-2t}. +\end{align*} +
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    +\begin{align*} +\Pr\left(T \leq \frac{3}{4}\right) \amp = F\left(\frac{3}{4}\right) = 1 - e^{-3/2} \approx 0.777 \\ +\Pr(T \gt 1) \amp = 1 - \Pr(T \leq 1) = 1 - F(1) \\ +\amp = 1 - (1 - e^{-2}) = e^{-2} \approx 0.135. +\end{align*} +
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    Table 62. Relationship of common distributions
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    Counting EventsTime Until
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    Let \(X\) take values \(x_1, x_2, \dotsc, x_n\) and \(Y\) take values \(y_1, y_2, \dotsc, y_m\text{.}\) The joint distribution of \(X\) and \(Y\) is the collection of all values \(\Pr(X = x_i, Y = y_j)\) for every \(i, j\) combination. The separarte distributions for \(X\) and \(Y\) are called marginal distributions.
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    +\begin{align*} +\Pr(X = 1) \amp = 0.3 \\ +\Pr(X = 2) \amp = 0.35 \\ +\Pr(X = 3) \amp = 0.35 +\end{align*} +
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    +\begin{align*} +\Pr(Y = 0) \amp = 0.3 \\ +\Pr(Y = 1) \amp = 0.7 +\end{align*} +
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    Let \(X, Y\) indicate heads on the first and second flip, respectively, of a fair coin. Then:
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    +\begin{align*} +\Pr(X = 0) \amp = \frac{1}{2} \amp \Pr(Y = 0) \amp = \frac{1}{2} \\ +\Pr(X = 1) \amp = \frac{1}{2} \amp \Pr(Y = 1) \amp = \frac{1}{2} +\end{align*} +
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