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Let ''T2'' be Person2’s travel time in (hours);  
Let ''T2'' be Person2’s travel time in (hours);  
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<math>
<math>
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T2 = T_3 + T_4
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T2 = T_3 + T_4 \,
</math>
</math>
with
with
<math>
<math>
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\mu_{T2}=5+4=9(hours),  
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\mu_{T2}=5+4=9(hours) \,  
</math>
</math>
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and
and
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<math>\sigma_{T2}=[3^2+1^2+(2)(0.8)(3)(1)]^{1/2}=3.847076812 (hours)</math>
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<math>\sigma_{T2}=[3^2+1^2+(2)(0.8)(3)(1)]^{1/2}=3.847076812 (hours) \,</math>
Hence
Hence
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<math>
<math>
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\mu_{T1}=6+4=10(hours),
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\mu_{T1}=6+4=10(hours), \,
</math>
</math>
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and
and
<math>
<math>
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\sigma_{T1}=[2^2+1^2]^{1/2}=\sqrt{5}
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\sigma_{T1}=[2^2+1^2]^{1/2}=\sqrt{5} \,
</math>
</math>
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<math>
<math>
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P(T2-T1>1)=P(T1-T2+1<0),
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P(T2-T1>1)=P(T1-T2+1<0), \,
</math>
</math>
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<math>
<math>
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\mu_R=\mu_{T1}-\mu_{T2}+1=10-9+1=2,
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\mu_R=\mu_{T1}-\mu_{T2}+1=10-9+1=2, \,
</math>
</math>
<math>
<math>
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\sigma_R=[\sigma_{T1}^2+\sigma_{T2}^2]^{1/2}=(5+14.8)^{1/2}=\sqrt{19.8},
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\sigma_R=[\sigma_{T1}^2+\sigma_{T2}^2]^{1/2}=(5+14.8)^{1/2}=\sqrt{19.8}, \,
</math>
</math>
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<math>
<math>
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P(R<0)=P(\frac{R-\mu_R}{\sigma_R}<\frac{0-2}{\sqrt{19.8}})
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P(R<0)=P(\frac{R-\mu_R}{\sigma_R}<\frac{0-2}{\sqrt{19.8}}) \,
</math>
</math>
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<math>
<math>
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=\Phi (-0.44946657)
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=\Phi (-0.44946657) \,
</math>
</math>
<math>
<math>
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\cong 0.327
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\cong 0.327 \,
</math>
</math>
}}
}}
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Since the A<math>\rightarrow</math>C<math>\rightarrow</math>D route has a smaller expected travel time of <math>\mu_{T2}=9</math> hours as compared to the upper (with expected travel time  <math>=\mu_{T1}=10 hours)</math>, one should take the '''lower''' route to minimized expected travel time from A to D.
Since the A<math>\rightarrow</math>C<math>\rightarrow</math>D route has a smaller expected travel time of <math>\mu_{T2}=9</math> hours as compared to the upper (with expected travel time  <math>=\mu_{T1}=10 hours)</math>, one should take the '''lower''' route to minimized expected travel time from A to D.
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}}
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===Problem 2===
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The settlement (in cm) of a structure shown in the following figure may be evaluated from
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<math>
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S=0.3A+0.2B+0.1C
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</math>
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[[Image:Problem 2.jpg|250x250px|center]]
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where A, B, and C are respectively the thickness (in m) of the three layers of soil as shown. Suppose A, B, and C are modeled as independent normal random variables as
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A ~ N(5,1)
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B ~ N(8,2)
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C ~ N(7,1)
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''(a) Determine the probability that the settlement will exceed 4 cm.
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''(b) If the total thickness of the three layers is known exactly as 20 m; and furthermore, thicknesses A and B are correlated with correlation coefficient equal to 0.5, determine the probability that the settlement will exceed 4 cm.
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{{hidden|Answer for part (a)|
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To calculate probability, we first need to have the PDF of S. As a linear combination of three normal variables, S itself is normal, with parameters
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<math>
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\mu_s=0.3 X 5 + 0.2 X 8 + 0.1 X 7 = 3.8(cm) \,
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</math>
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<math>
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\sigma_s=\sqrt{0.3^2 1^2+0.2^2 2^2+0.1^2 1^2} \cong 0.51 (cm) \,
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</math>
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Hence
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<math>
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P(S>4cm) = P(\frac{S-\mu_s}{\sigma_s}>\frac{4-3.8}{0.509901951}) \,
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</math>
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<math>
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= 1-\Phi(0.39223227)=1-0.65255665 \,
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</math>
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<math>
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\cong0.347 \,
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</math>
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}}
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{{hidden|Answer for part (b)|
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Now that we have a constraint <math>A+B+C=20m</math>, these variables are no longer all independent, for example, we have
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<math>
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C=20-A-B \,
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</math>
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Hence
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<math>
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S=0.3A+0.2B+0.1(20-A-B) \,
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</math>
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<math>
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\Rightarrow S=0.2A+0.1B+2 \,</math>
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with
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<math>
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\rho=0.5 \,
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</math>
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Thus
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<math>
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\mu_s=0.2 x 5+0.1 x 8+2=3.8(cm) \,</math>
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as before, and
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<math>
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\sigma_s=\sqrt{0.2^2 1^2+0.1^2 2^2+2 x 0.5 x 0.1 x 1 x 2} \,
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</math>
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<math>
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= \sqrt{0.12} \cong 0.346(cm) \,
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</math>
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Hence
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<math>
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P(S>4cm)=1-\Phi (\frac{4-3.8}{\sqrt{0.12}}) \,
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</math>
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<math>
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=1-\Phi(0.57735027)=1-0.718148613 \cong 0.282 \,
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</math>
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}}
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Revision as of 20:15, 11 January 2011

EBook Problems Set - Mutivariate Normal Distribution

Problem 1

Person1 and Person2 are travelling from point A to point D, but there are different routes to get from A to D. Person1 decides to take the A->B->D route, whereas Person2 takes the A->C->D route.

The travel times (in hours) between each pair of points indicated are normally distributed as follows:

T1 ~ N (6, 2)

T2 ~ N (4, 1)

T3 ~ N (5, 3)

T4 ~ N (4, 1)

Explain why these times are stochastic (and not exact or deterministic)? Although the travel times here generally can be assumed statistically independent, T3 and T4 are dependent with correlation coefficient 0.8.


(a) What is the probability that Person2 will not arrive at point D within 10 hours?

(b) What is the probability that Person1 will arrive at point D earlier than Person2 by at least one hour?

(c) Which route (A\rightarrowB\rightarrowD or A\rightarrowC\rightarrowD) should be taken if one wishes to minimize the expected travel time from A to D? Explain.


Problem 2

The settlement (in cm) of a structure shown in the following figure may be evaluated from

S = 0.3A + 0.2B + 0.1C

where A, B, and C are respectively the thickness (in m) of the three layers of soil as shown. Suppose A, B, and C are modeled as independent normal random variables as

A ~ N(5,1)

B ~ N(8,2)

C ~ N(7,1)


(a) Determine the probability that the settlement will exceed 4 cm.

(b) If the total thickness of the three layers is known exactly as 20 m; and furthermore, thicknesses A and B are correlated with correlation coefficient equal to 0.5, determine the probability that the settlement will exceed 4 cm.






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