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中值概率

Median Probability

专题
Probability / 概率
难度
L3

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:

  1. 事件 AA:所有三个变量的值都大于 3。
  2. 事件BB: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: P(Median>3)=P(A)+P(B)P(\text{Median} > 3) = P(A) + P(B) 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。 P(A)=(1/4)(1/4)(1/4)=1/64P(A) = (1/4) * (1/4) * (1/4) = 1/64 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。 P(B)=3((3/4)(1/4)(1/4))=9/64P(B) = 3 * ((3/4) * (1/4) * (1/4)) = 9/64 将两者放在一起我们得到: P(Median>3)=P(A)+P(B)=1/64+9/64=5/32P(\text{Median} > 3) = P(A) + P(B) = 1/64 + 9/64 = \boxed{5/32}


Original Explanation

We can start by identifying how the median of the three variables could be greater than 3. There are two possible ways:

  1. Event AA: All three variables have a value greater than 3.
  2. Event BB: Two variables are greater than 3 and one is smaller than 3.

With those two events defined, our goal is to now find:

P(Median>3)=P(A)+P(B)P(\text{Median} > 3) = P(A) + P(B)

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.

P(A)=(1/4)(1/4)(1/4)=1/64P(A) = (1/4) * (1/4) * (1/4) = 1/64

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.

P(B)=3((3/4)(1/4)(1/4))=9/64P(B) = 3 * ((3/4) * (1/4) * (1/4)) = 9/64

Putting the two together we get:

P(Median>3)=P(A)+P(B)=1/64+9/64=5/32P(\text{Median} > 3) = P(A) + P(B) = 1/64 + 9/64 = \boxed{5/32}