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Chapter 5: Q.5.28 (page 348)

Use the following information to answer the next eight exercises. A distribution is given as X~U(0,12).

What is the probability density function?

Short Answer

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The probability density function is112.

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Given information

A distribution is given as X~U(0,12)

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Solution

For any random variable X which follows a uniform distribution with parameter (0,12), the probability density function is shown below:

f(x)=1b−a

=112−0

=112

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