Chapter 4: Problem 28
Let \(Y_{1}
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Chapter 4: Problem 28
Let \(Y_{1}
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In the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), we are interested in
the total time to complete a project that is comprised of a large number of
subprojects. For illustration, let \(X_{1}, X_{2}, X_{3}\) be three independent
random times for three subprojects. If these subprojects are in series (the
first one must be completed before the second starts, etc.), then we are
interested in the sum \(Y=X_{1}+X_{2}+X_{3}\). If these are in parallel (can be
worked on simultaneously), then we are interested in \(Z=\max \left(X_{1},
X_{2}, X_{3}\right) .\) In the case each of these random variables has the
uniform distribution with pdf \(f(x)=1,0
Let \(p\) denote the probability that, for a particular tennis player, the first serve is good. Since \(p=0.40\), this player decided to take lessons in order to increase \(p\). When the lessons are completed, the hypothesis \(H_{0}: p=0.40\) is tested against \(H_{1}: p>0.40\) based on \(n=25\) trials. Let \(y\) equal the number of first serves that are good, and let the critical region be defined by \(C=\\{y: y \geq 13\\}\). (a) Determine \(\alpha=P(Y \geq 13 ; p=0.40)\). (b) Find \(\beta=P(Y<13)\) when \(p=0.60\); that is, \(\beta=P(Y \leq 12 ; p=0.60)\) so that \(1-\beta\) is the power at \(p=0.60\).
Let \(X_{1}, X_{2}, \ldots, X_{n}\) and \(Y_{1}, Y_{2}, \ldots, Y_{m}\) be two independent random samples from the respective normal distributions \(N\left(\mu_{1}, \sigma_{1}^{2}\right)\) and \(N\left(\mu_{2}, \sigma_{2}^{2}\right)\), where the four parameters are unknown. To construct a confidence interval for the ratio, \(\sigma_{1}^{2} / \sigma_{2}^{2}\), of the variances, form the quotient of the two independent \(\chi^{2}\) variables, each divided by its degrees of freedom, namely, $$ F=\frac{\frac{(m-1) S_{2}^{2}}{\sigma_{2}^{2}} /(m-1)}{\frac{(n-1) S_{1}^{2}}{\sigma_{1}^{2}} /(n-1)}=\frac{S_{2}^{2} / \sigma_{2}^{2}}{S_{1}^{2} / \sigma_{1}^{2}} $$
Let \(Y\) be \(b(300, p)\). If the observed value of \(Y\) is \(y=75\), find an approximate \(90 \%\) confidence interval for \(p\).
Suppose we are interested in a particular Weibull distribution with pdf
$$
f(x)=\left\\{\begin{array}{ll}
\frac{1}{\theta^{3}} 3 x^{2} e^{-x^{3} / \theta^{3}} & 0
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