Joint Pmf 84924E
1. **Problem Statement:**
We have a joint probability mass function (p.m.f) $p(x,y)$ for the number of calls $X$ and trips booked $Y$. Given $p(x,y)$ values, we need to find:
(i) The marginal p.m.f of $X$ and $E(X)$.
(ii) The conditional p.m.f of $Y$ given $X$.
(iii) The conditional p.m.f of $X$ given $Y$.
2. **Recall formulas:**
- Marginal p.m.f of $X$: $p_X(x) = \sum_y p(x,y)$.
- Expected value: $E(X) = \sum_x x p_X(x)$.
- Conditional p.m.f of $Y$ given $X=x$: $p_{Y|X}(y|x) = \frac{p(x,y)}{p_X(x)}$.
- Conditional p.m.f of $X$ given $Y=y$: $p_{X|Y}(x|y) = \frac{p(x,y)}{p_Y(y)}$ where $p_Y(y) = \sum_x p(x,y)$.
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3. **Calculate marginal p.m.f of $X$:**
- $p_X(0) = p(0,0) = 0.04$
- $p_X(1) = p(1,0) + p(1,1) = 0.08 + 0.06 = 0.14$
- $p_X(2) = p(2,0) + p(2,1) + p(2,2) = 0.12 + 0.20 + 0.12 = 0.44$
- $p_X(3) = p(3,0) + p(3,1) + p(3,2) + p(3,3) = 0.10 + 0.16 + 0.10 + 0.02 = 0.38$
Check sum: $0.04 + 0.14 + 0.44 + 0.38 = 1.00$ (valid p.m.f)
4. **Calculate $E(X)$:**
$$E(X) = 0 \times 0.04 + 1 \times 0.14 + 2 \times 0.44 + 3 \times 0.38 = 0 + 0.14 + 0.88 + 1.14 = 2.16$$
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5. **Calculate conditional p.m.f of $Y$ given $X=x$:**
For each $x$, divide $p(x,y)$ by $p_X(x)$:
- For $X=0$: $p_{Y|X}(0|0) = \frac{0.04}{0.04} = 1$
- For $X=1$:
- $p_{Y|X}(0|1) = \frac{0.08}{0.14} \approx 0.571$
- $p_{Y|X}(1|1) = \frac{0.06}{0.14} \approx 0.429$
- For $X=2$:
- $p_{Y|X}(0|2) = \frac{0.12}{0.44} \approx 0.273$
- $p_{Y|X}(1|2) = \frac{0.20}{0.44} \approx 0.455$
- $p_{Y|X}(2|2) = \frac{0.12}{0.44} \approx 0.273$
- For $X=3$:
- $p_{Y|X}(0|3) = \frac{0.10}{0.38} \approx 0.263$
- $p_{Y|X}(1|3) = \frac{0.16}{0.38} \approx 0.421$
- $p_{Y|X}(2|3) = \frac{0.10}{0.38} \approx 0.263$
- $p_{Y|X}(3|3) = \frac{0.02}{0.38} \approx 0.053$
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6. **Calculate marginal p.m.f of $Y$:**
Sum over $x$:
- $p_Y(0) = 0.04 + 0.08 + 0.12 + 0.10 = 0.34$
- $p_Y(1) = 0.06 + 0.20 + 0.16 = 0.42$
- $p_Y(2) = 0.12 + 0.10 = 0.22$
- $p_Y(3) = 0.02$
7. **Calculate conditional p.m.f of $X$ given $Y=y$:**
- For $Y=0$:
- $p_{X|Y}(0|0) = \frac{0.04}{0.34} \approx 0.118$
- $p_{X|Y}(1|0) = \frac{0.08}{0.34} \approx 0.235$
- $p_{X|Y}(2|0) = \frac{0.12}{0.34} \approx 0.353$
- $p_{X|Y}(3|0) = \frac{0.10}{0.34} \approx 0.294$
- For $Y=1$:
- $p_{X|Y}(1|1) = \frac{0.06}{0.42} \approx 0.143$
- $p_{X|Y}(2|1) = \frac{0.20}{0.42} \approx 0.476$
- $p_{X|Y}(3|1) = \frac{0.16}{0.42} \approx 0.381$
- For $Y=2$:
- $p_{X|Y}(2|2) = \frac{0.12}{0.22} \approx 0.545$
- $p_{X|Y}(3|2) = \frac{0.10}{0.22} \approx 0.455$
- For $Y=3$:
- $p_{X|Y}(3|3) = \frac{0.02}{0.02} = 1$
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**Final answers:**
(i) Marginal p.m.f of $X$:
$$p_X(0)=0.04, p_X(1)=0.14, p_X(2)=0.44, p_X(3)=0.38$$
Expected value:
$$E(X) = 2.16$$
(ii) Conditional p.m.f of $Y$ given $X$:
- $X=0$: $p_{Y|X}(0|0)=1$
- $X=1$: $p_{Y|X}(0|1)=0.571, p_{Y|X}(1|1)=0.429$
- $X=2$: $p_{Y|X}(0|2)=0.273, p_{Y|X}(1|2)=0.455, p_{Y|X}(2|2)=0.273$
- $X=3$: $p_{Y|X}(0|3)=0.263, p_{Y|X}(1|3)=0.421, p_{Y|X}(2|3)=0.263, p_{Y|X}(3|3)=0.053$
(iii) Conditional p.m.f of $X$ given $Y$:
- $Y=0$: $p_{X|Y}(0|0)=0.118, p_{X|Y}(1|0)=0.235, p_{X|Y}(2|0)=0.353, p_{X|Y}(3|0)=0.294$
- $Y=1$: $p_{X|Y}(1|1)=0.143, p_{X|Y}(2|1)=0.476, p_{X|Y}(3|1)=0.381$
- $Y=2$: $p_{X|Y}(2|2)=0.545, p_{X|Y}(3|2)=0.455$
- $Y=3$: $p_{X|Y}(3|3)=1$