A continuous random variable has pdf for and elsewhere. The median satisfies:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C.
- Step 1: The median satisfies .
- Step 2: , so .
- Step 3: .
Answer
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Why not the others: is the midpoint of the interval; takes a square root; is not a solution of .
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