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GATE ECE 2013
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider two identically distributed zero - mean random variables $$U$$ and $$V.$$ Let the cumulative distribution functions of $$U$$ and $$2V$$ be $$F(x)$$ and $$G(x)$$ respectively. Then for all values of $$x$$
A
$$F\left( x \right) - G\left( x \right) \le 0$$
B
$$F\left( x \right) - G\left( x \right) \ge 0$$
C
$$\left( {F\left( x \right) - G\left( x \right)} \right).x \le 0$$
D
$$\left( {F\left( x \right) - G\left( x \right)} \right).x \ge 0$$
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GATE ECE 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A fair coin is tossed till a head appears for the first time. The probability that the number of required tosses is odd, is
A
$$1/3$$
B
$$1/2$$
C
$$2/3$$
D
$$3/4$$
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GATE ECE 2010
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A fair coin is tossed independently four times. The probability of the event ''The number of times heads show up is more than the number of times tails show up'' is
A
$$1/16$$
B
$$1/8$$
C
$$1/4$$
D
$$5/16$$
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GATE ECE 2009
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A discrete random variable $$X$$ takes value from $$1$$ to $$5$$ with probabilities as shown in the table. A student calculates the mean of $$X$$ as $$3.5$$ and her teacher calculates the variance to $$X$$ as $$1.5.$$ Which of the following statements is true? GATE ECE 2009 Engineering Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Question 35 English
A
Both the student and the teacher are right
B
Both the student and the teacher are wrong
C
The student is wrong but the teacher is right
D
The student is right but the teacher is wrong
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