18.44 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Random Variable, Press Kit, Ert1

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Say x is an exponential random variable of parameter when its probability distribution function is f(x) = For a > 0 we have f (a) = f(x)dx = e dx = - e | = 1 - e. Thus p{x < a} = 1 - e and p {x > a} = e. The formula p{x > a} = e is very important in practice. Suppose x is exponential with parameter , so f (x) = e when x 0. Variance: var[x] = e[x ] - (e[x]) = 1/ . Write e[x] = x e dx. If = 1, then e[x ] = n! So e[x ] = e[1] = 1, e[x] = 1/ , e[x ] = 2/ , e[x ] = n!/ . Claim: if x and x are independent and exponential with parameters and then x = min{x , x } is exponential with parameter = + .

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