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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Suppose $X$ and $Y$ are random variables. The conditional expectation of $X$ given $Y$ is denoted by $E[X \mid Y]$. Then $E[E[X \mid Y]]$ equals

A
$E[X \mid Y]$
B
$\frac{E[X]}{E[Y]}$
C
$E[X]$
D
$E[Y]$
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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Let X be a continuous random variable whose cumulative distribution function (CDF) $F_X(x)$, for some $t$, is given as follows:

$$ F_X(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} 0 & x \leq t \\ \frac{x-t}{4-t} & t \leq x \leq 4 \\ 1 & x \geq 4 \end{array}\right. $$

If the median of X is 3 , then what is the value of $t$ ?

A
2
B
1
C
-1
D
0
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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Let $X=a Z+b$, where Z is a standard normal random variable, and $a, b$ are two unknown constants. It is given that

$$ \begin{aligned} E[X] & =1, E[(X-E[X]) Z] \\ & =-2, E\left[(X-E[X])^2\right]=4 \end{aligned} $$

Where $E[X]$ denotes the expectation of random variable X . The values of $a, b$ are:

A
$a=-2, b=1$
B
$a=2, b=-1$
C
$a=-2, b=-1$
D
$a=1, b=1$
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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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It is given that $P(X \geq 2)=0.25$ for an exponentially distributed random variable $X$ with $E[X]=\frac{1}{\lambda}$, where $E[X]$ denotes the expectation of $X$. What is the value of $\lambda$ ? (ln denotes natural logarithm)

A
$\ln 2$
B
$\ln 4$
C
$\ln 3$
D
$\ln 0.25$