MATH 318 Midterm: MATH 318 2009 Winter Test 2
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Be sure this exam has 13 pages including the cover. This exam consists of 8 questions worth 10 marks each. There are tables on the last two pages. 80: each candidate should be prepared to produce his library/ams card upon request, read and observe the following rules: No candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination room after the expiration of one half hour, or to leave during the rst half hour of the examination. Candidates are not permitted to ask questions of the invigilators, except in cases of supposed errors or ambiguities in examination questions. The plea of accident or forgetfulness shall not be received: smoking is not permitted during examinations. De ne the moment generating function of a random variable x. (3 points) (b) Derive the moment generating function of a geometric random variable with parameter p, starting from the de nition of moment generating function. (3 points) (c)
