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ECSE-2500, Engineering Probability, Spring 2010, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Homework 3, due 2pm Tues Feb 16 Fri Feb 19

  1. (4 pts) For the false positive medical test example, graph the probabilities of a false positive and a false negative, as a function of the prior probability that you have the disease.
  2. (1 pt) Does this mean that you should get more or fewer tests if you are generally healthy?
  3. (5 pts) Do exercise 2.62 on page 88 of the text.
  4. (5 pts) Do 2.69.
  5. (5 pts) Do 2.72.
  6. (5 pts) Do 2.76.
  7. (5 pts) Do 2.82.
  8. (5 pts) Do 2.88.
  9. (5 pts) Do 2.95.
  10. (5 pts) Do 2.97.
  11. (5 pts) Do 2.101.
  12. (10 pts) Do 1.126. postponed until next week because of the typo (1. should be 2.).
  13. (10 pts) Do 1.127. "