MATH 251, Probability and Statistics I,  In-class work solutions:

A) X, Y independent.   µX = 3,  µY = 4, sigmaX =1, sigmaY =2   W = 2 - 4X + Y
 Mean = 2 - 4·3 + 4= -6
Variance of X = 1, Variance of Y = 22 = 4.   Variance of W = (-4)2·1 + 4 = 16 +4 = 20.  S.d. of W = sqrt(20)

B)  X1, X2, X3 are independent; each has mean 5 and standard deviation 2.
::Find the mean and standard deviation of  their sum,  X1 + X2 + X3.
        mean = 5+5+5 = 3·5 = 15 = 3·(mean of Xi.)
       Variance of each Xi = 22 = 4.  Variance = 4+4+4 = 3·4=12
            S.d. = sqrt(12) = sqrt(3·22 ) = sqrt(3)·2=sqrt(3)·(s.d. of a single Xi )
::Find the mean and standard deviation of  their average, Xbar = (X1 + X2 + X3)/3
        mean = (Mean of (X1 + X2 + X3))/3 = 15/3 = 5 = (mean of Xi.)
        Variance = (variance of (X1 + X2 + X3))·(1/3)2 = 12/9 = ( 3·22 )/(32) =  (22 )/3
          S.d. = sqrt (12/9) = 2/sqrt(3) = (s.d. of a single Xi )/sqrt(3)
C)  Find the mean and variance and standard deviation for X:
     x      2    3    4    6
   p(x)   .1   .2   .5   .2

Mean = 2·.1 + 3·.2 + 4·.5 + 6·.2 = .2 + .6 + 2.0 + 1.2 = 4
Variance =(2-4)2·.1 + (3-4)2·.2 + (4-4)2·.5 + (6-4)2·.2  =
                
(-2)2·.1 + (-1)2·.2 + (0)2·.5 + (2)2·.2 =
                    4·.1 + 1·.2 + 0·.5 + 4·.2  = .4 + .2 + 0 + .8 = 1.4,   s.d. = sqrt(1.4)

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