CUNY MSDS DATA 605 Discussion Week 8

Nicholas Schettini

October 17, 2018

Let X be a random variable with E(X) = 0 and V (X) = 1. What integer value k will assure us that P(|X| >= k) <= .01?

vx <- 1
sigma <- sqrt(vx)
ex <- 0


k <- vx / (sqrt(.01 * sigma^2))

k
## [1] 10