MATH 321 Suggested Problems Fall 2007

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERING AND THE SCIENCES by Jay L. Devore, 7th edition

2.1 2, 5, 9

2.2 11, 12, 13a, 13b, 17, 20b, 20c, 21a,b,e,f, 22, 27a,b (think complement here),c

2.3 29, 30a, 30b, 30c, 31a, 33a, 33b, 37a,b 39a, c, 41a (think complement here)

2.4 45, 47, 51, 53, 59, 60, 62, 65

2.5 71, 73, 75, 77a (consider case of all being fine), 79, 83(Venn Diagram needed)

 

1.1 1c, 1d

1.2 10a, 11

1.3 33, 41, 42

1.4 44, 45, 47

 

3.1 7

3.2 11, 13a, b, c, d, 15, 23

3.3 29, 32a, 35, 39(Find only E(x) and Var (X))

3.4 47, 49a,b, 51a, b, 55, 57, 65a

3.6 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89a, 90 (see class notes for this proof)

 

4.1 1, 3, 5, 7a, 7b, 7c

4.2 11a-c, e (typo in #11---last line should be with F(x),  13a-c, 15a,b

4.3 29, 31, 33a,b, 35a,b,c, 37a,b(interesting result), 45, 53

 

5.3 37, 39, 41a, 41b

5.4 46, 47, 48, 51, 53

 

6.1 1a, 1d, 3a, 7, 11a

 

7.1 1, 3a, 5

7.2 13, 15, 19, 23

7.3 28, 29, 30, 32, 34a, 37a

7.4 42, 43, 44

 

8.1 1a-e, 3, 5, 7, 10a-d

8.2 15, 16, 18a-e, 19a, 21, 23, 25a, 29a

8.3 35, 37, 39a

8.4 45, 47, 49, 51, 53

 

9.1 1, 3, 5a-b, 7. 8a

9.2 17, 19, 21

9.3 36, 41

9.4 47, 49, 51a

9.5 57a-d, g, 61

 

12.1 7, 9