中值概率
Median Probability
题目详情
给定三个随机变量,它们独立且同分布,服从 0 到 4 的均匀分布,它们的中位数大于 3 的概率是多少?
Given three random variables independently and identically distributed from a uniform distribution of 0 to 4, what is the probability that the median of them is greater than 3?
解析
我们可以首先确定三个变量的中位数如何大于 3。有两种可能的方法:
- 事件 :所有三个变量的值都大于 3。
- 事件:两个变量大于3,一个小于3。
定义了这两个事件后,我们现在的目标是找到: 为了使变量的值大于 3,该值必须落在 3 和 4 之间,对于均匀分布,其概率为 1/4。 对于均匀分布,变量小于 3 的概率就是 1 减去它大于 3 的概率。鉴于这种情况可能发生 3 次,我们乘以 3。 将两者放在一起我们得到:
Original Explanation
We can start by identifying how the median of the three variables could be greater than 3. There are two possible ways:
- Event : All three variables have a value greater than 3.
- Event : Two variables are greater than 3 and one is smaller than 3.
With those two events defined, our goal is to now find:
In order for the variable to have a value greater than 3 the value must fall between 3 and 4, which has a probability of 1/4 for a uniform distribution.
For a uniform distribution, the probability that a variable is less than 3, is simply one minus the probability that it is greater than 3. Given this can occur three times we multiply by 3.
Putting the two together we get: