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Q.9. The rth percentile, ?(r), of a random variable X is defined by P[X ? ?(r)] = r/100. (a) Find the 90%, 95%, and 99% percentiles of the exponential random variable with parameter ?. (b) Repeat part a for the Gaussian random variable with parameters m = 0 and ?².

          Q.9.
The rth percentile, ?(r), of a random variable X is defined by P[X ? ?(r)] = r/100.
(a) Find the 90%, 95%, and 99% percentiles of the exponential random variable with
parameter ?.
(b) Repeat part a for the Gaussian random variable with parameters m = 0 and ?².

Q.9.
The rth percentile, ?(r), of a random variable X is defined by P[X ? ?(r)] = r/100.
(a) Find the 90%, 95%, and 99% percentiles of the exponential random variable with
parameter ?.
(b) Repeat part a for the Gaussian random variable with parameters m = 0 and ?².

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Q.9. The rth percentile, π(r), of a random variable X is defined by P[X ≤ π(r)] = r/100. (a) Find the 90%, 95%, and 99% percentiles of the exponential random variable with parameter λ. (b) Repeat part a for the Gaussian random variable with parameters m = 0 and σ².