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Engineering Probability Class 23 Thu 2020-04-16

2   Final exam

  1. Optional; will replace exam 1 if higher.
  2. Open book, open notes.
  3. 24 hours to do.
  4. You will need an internet connection.
  5. Submit to gradescope.

3   Worked out book examples

  1. Section 7.2, p365.

    Note: Chebyshev inequality, Eqn 4.76, p 182. says

    \(P[ | X-m | \ge a ] \le \sigma^2/ a^2\)

    Eqn 7.20, p 366 is useful:

    \(P[ | M_n-\mu | < \epsilon ] \ge 1 - \sigma^2 / (n \epsilon^2)\)

  2. Example 7.10, 7.11, 7.12.