Question 8.2.1: Let X be a continuous random variable with mean µ = 10 and v......

Let X be a continuous random variable with mean µ = 10 and variance σ2 = 100/3. Using Chebyshev’s Inequality, find an upper bound for the following probabilities.

(a) P(|X − 10|≥ 2).

(b) P(|X − 10|≥ 5).

(c) P(|X − 10|≥ 9).

(d) P(|X − 10|≥ 20).

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(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 100/243
(d) 1/12

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