5.3. Suppose that X is a discrete random variable having the geometric distribution whose probability mass function

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5.3. Suppose that X is a discrete random variable having the geometric distribution whose probability mass function is p(k) = p(1 - p)* for k = 0, 1, ....

(a) Determine the upper tail probabilities Pr{X> k} for k = 0, 1, ....

(b) Evaluate the mean via E[X] =20 Pr{X>k).

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An Introduction To Stochastic Modeling

ISBN: 9780126848878

3rd Edition

Authors: Samuel Karlin, Howard M. Taylor

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