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bac-s-maths 2025 Q1B View
Let $X$ be the random variable giving the number of points scored by Victor during a match.
We admit that the expected value $E ( X ) = 22$ and the variance $V ( X ) = 65$. Victor plays $n$ matches, where $n$ is a strictly positive integer. Let $X _ { 1 } , X _ { 2 } , \ldots , X _ { n }$ be the random variables giving the number of points scored during the $1 ^ { \text {st} } , 2 ^ { \mathrm { nd } } , \ldots , n$-th matches. We admit that the random variables $X _ { 1 } , X _ { 2 } , \ldots , X _ { n }$ are independent and follow the same distribution as $X$. We set $\quad M _ { n } = \frac { X _ { 1 } + X _ { 2 } + \ldots + X _ { n } } { n }$.
  1. In this question, we take $n = 50$. a. What does the random variable $M _ { 50 }$ represent? b. Determine the expected value and variance of $M _ { 50 }$. c. Prove that $P \left( \left| M _ { 50 } - 22 \right| \geqslant 3 \right) \leqslant \frac { 13 } { 90 }$. d. Deduce that the probability of the event ``$19 < M _ { 50 } < 25$'' is strictly greater than 0.85.
  2. Indicate, by justifying, whether the following statement is true or false: ``There is no natural number $n$ such that $P \left( \left| M _ { n } - 22 \right| \geqslant 3 \right) < 0.01$ ''.
bac-s-maths 2025 Q1C View
The store has three identical automatic checkouts which, during a day, each triggered 20 checks. We denote $X_1, X_2$ and $X_3$ the random variables associating to each checkout the number of errors detected during this day. We admit that the random variables $X_1, X_2$ and $X_3$ are independent of each other and each follow a binomial distribution $\mathscr{B}(20; 0.165)$.
  1. Determine the exact values of the expectation and variance of the random variable $X_1$.
  2. We define the random variable $S$ by $S = X_1 + X_2 + X_3$.
    Justify that $E(S) = 9.9$ and that $V(S) = 8.2665$. For this question, we will use 10 as the value of $E(S)$. Using the Bienaymé-Chebyshev inequality, show that the probability that the total number of errors on the day is strictly between 6 and 14 is greater than 0.48.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.B.3 View
Recall that a random variable $X$, taking values in $\mathbb{N}$, follows the Poisson distribution $\mathcal{P}(\lambda)$ with parameter $\lambda$ if, for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$: $$\mathrm{P}(X = n) = \frac{\lambda^{n}}{n!} \mathrm{e}^{-\lambda}$$
Let $\left(X_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 1}$ be a sequence of mutually independent random variables, with distribution $\mathcal{P}(\lambda)$, $S_{n} = X_{1} + X_{2} + \cdots + X_{n}$, and $T_{n} = \frac{S_{n} - n\lambda}{\sqrt{n\lambda}}$. Show that, for all $\varepsilon > 0$, there exists a real number $c(\varepsilon)$ such that, if $c \geqslant c(\varepsilon)$ and $n \in \mathbb{N}^{*}$, we have $\mathrm{P}\left(\left|T_{n}\right| \geqslant c\right) \leqslant \varepsilon$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.C.2 View
We fix two real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $a < b$. For all integers $n \geqslant 1$ such that $a + \sqrt{n\lambda} > 0$, we define $$I_{n} = \{k \in \mathbb{N} \mid n\lambda + a\sqrt{n\lambda} \leqslant k \leqslant n\lambda + b\sqrt{n\lambda}\}$$ For $k \in \mathbb{Z}$, we define $x_{k,n} = \frac{k - n\lambda}{\sqrt{n\lambda}}$. We consider the function $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-\frac{1}{2}x^{2}}$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$, which is $M$-Lipschitz for some $M > 0$.
a) Show that, if $x, h \in \mathbb{R}$ and $h > 0$, then $\left| hf(x) - \int_{x}^{x+h} f(t) \mathrm{d}t \right| \leqslant M \frac{h^{2}}{2}$.
b) Deduce from this, when $I_{n}$ is non-empty, an upper bound for $$\left| \frac{1}{\sqrt{n\lambda}} \sum_{k \in I_{n}} f\left(x_{k,n}\right) - \int_{x_{p,n}}^{x_{q+1,n}} f(t) \mathrm{d}t \right|$$ where $p$ is the smallest element of $I_{n}$ and $q$ is the largest.
c) Show that $$\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n\lambda}} \sum_{k \in I_{n}} f\left(x_{k,n}\right) = \int_{a}^{b} f(x) \mathrm{d}x$$
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.C.3 View
We fix two real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $a < b$. For all integers $n \geqslant 1$ such that $a + \sqrt{n\lambda} > 0$, we define $$I_{n} = \{k \in \mathbb{N} \mid n\lambda + a\sqrt{n\lambda} \leqslant k \leqslant n\lambda + b\sqrt{n\lambda}\}$$ For $k \in \mathbb{Z}$, we define $x_{k,n} = \frac{k - n\lambda}{\sqrt{n\lambda}}$. We consider the function $f(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-\frac{1}{2}x^{2}}$.
For all $k \in I_{n}$, we denote $y_{k,n} = \left(1 - \frac{x_{k,n}}{k}\sqrt{n\lambda}\right)^{k} \exp\left(x_{k,n}\sqrt{n\lambda}\right)$.
Let $\varepsilon > 0$. Prove the existence of an integer $N(\varepsilon)$ such that, for all $n \geqslant N(\varepsilon)$ and all $k \in I_{n}$, the following inequalities are satisfied:
a) $\frac{1-\varepsilon}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n\lambda}} y_{k,n} \leqslant \mathrm{e}^{-n\lambda} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!} \leqslant \frac{1+\varepsilon}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n\lambda}} y_{k,n}$;
We will use Stirling's formula $n! \underset{n \rightarrow +\infty}{\sim} \sqrt{2\pi n} \left(\frac{n}{\mathrm{e}}\right)^{n}$.
b) $(1-\varepsilon) f\left(x_{k,n}\right) \leqslant y_{k,n} \leqslant (1+\varepsilon) f\left(x_{k,n}\right)$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.C.4 View
We fix two real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $a < b$. For all integers $n \geqslant 1$ such that $a + \sqrt{n\lambda} > 0$, we define $$I_{n} = \{k \in \mathbb{N} \mid n\lambda + a\sqrt{n\lambda} \leqslant k \leqslant n\lambda + b\sqrt{n\lambda}\}$$
Express, in the form of an integral, $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \sum_{k \in I_{n}} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!} \mathrm{e}^{-n\lambda}$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.C.6 View
Let $\left(X_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 1}$ be a sequence of mutually independent random variables with distribution $\mathcal{P}(\lambda)$, $S_{n} = X_{1} + \cdots + X_{n}$, and $T_{n} = \frac{S_{n} - n\lambda}{\sqrt{n\lambda}}$.
Determine the limits, when $n \rightarrow +\infty$, of $$\mathrm{P}\left(T_{n} \geqslant a\right), \quad \mathrm{P}\left(T_{n} = a\right), \quad \mathrm{P}\left(T_{n} > a\right) \quad \text{and} \quad \mathrm{P}\left(T_{n} \leqslant b\right)$$
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.D.1 View
Let $f(x) = \mathrm{e}^{-\frac{1}{2}x^{2}}$. Using the results of question III.C.6), deduce the value of $\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} f(x) \mathrm{d}x$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.D.2 View
Recall that a random variable $X$ follows the Poisson distribution $\mathcal{P}(\lambda)$ if $\mathrm{P}(X = n) = \frac{\lambda^{n}}{n!} \mathrm{e}^{-\lambda}$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Let $\left(X_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 1}$ be a sequence of mutually independent random variables with distribution $\mathcal{P}(\lambda)$, $S_{n} = X_{1} + \cdots + X_{n}$, and $T_{n} = \frac{S_{n} - n\lambda}{\sqrt{n\lambda}}$.
Determine an equivalent, when $n \rightarrow +\infty$, of $$A_{n} = \sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor n\lambda \rfloor} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!} \quad \text{and} \quad B_{n} = \sum_{k=\lfloor n\lambda \rfloor + 1}^{+\infty} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!}$$ where $\lfloor t \rfloor$ denotes the integer part of the real number $t$.
We will interpret $\mathrm{e}^{-n\lambda} A_{n}$ as the probability of an event related to $S_{n}$ and thus to $T_{n}$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 QIII.D.3 View
For $\lambda \neq 1$, we denote $C_{n} = \sum_{k=0}^{n} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!}$ and $D_{n} = \sum_{k=n+1}^{+\infty} \frac{(n\lambda)^{k}}{k!}$.
Determine $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \mathrm{e}^{-n\lambda} C_{n}$ if $\lambda < 1$ and $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} \mathrm{e}^{-n\lambda} D_{n}$ if $\lambda > 1$.
grandes-ecoles 2016 Q1b View
Suppose in this question that $X$ additionally admits a finite variance $V$. Show then that $$\forall \varepsilon > 0, \forall n \geqslant 1, \quad \mathbb{P}\left(S_n \leqslant n(m-\varepsilon)\right) \leqslant \frac{V}{\varepsilon^2 n}.$$
grandes-ecoles 2016 Q6 View
Let $n$ be a strictly positive integer. We consider a family $(X_{k})_{1 \leqslant k \leqslant n}$ of $n$ random variables taking values in $\{1, \ldots, N\}$, pairwise independent and identically distributed, defined on a probability space $(\Omega, \mathscr{A}, \mathbf{P})$. We further assume that $\mathbf{P}(X_{1} = i) = p_{i}$ and that $p_{i} > 0$ for all $i \in \{1, \ldots, N\}$. Show that for all $\epsilon > 0$, we have $\mathbf{P}\left(\left|\frac{1}{n} \ln\left(\prod_{k=1}^{n} p_{X_{k}}\right) + H_{N}(p)\right| \geqslant \epsilon\right)$ tends to 0 as $n$ tends to infinity.
Where $H_{N}(p) = \sum_{i=1}^{N} \varphi(p_{i})$ and $\varphi(t) = \begin{cases} 0 & \text{if } t = 0 \\ -t \ln(t) & \text{otherwise.} \end{cases}$
grandes-ecoles 2017 QI.B.1 View
Suppose that $X$ admits a second moment. Let $\delta$ be an element of $\mathbb{R}^{+*}$. Show that, for $n$ in $\mathbb{N}^{*}$, $$P\left(\left|S_{n} - nE(X)\right| \geqslant n\delta\right) \leqslant \frac{V(X)}{n\delta^{2}}$$
grandes-ecoles 2017 QI.B.2 View
Suppose that $X$ admits a second moment. If $u$ and $v$ are two real numbers such that $u < E(X) < v$, determine the limit of the sequence $\left(\pi_{n}\right)_{n \in \mathbb{N}^{*}}$ defined by $$\forall n \in \mathbb{N}^{*}, \quad \pi_{n} = P\left(nu \leqslant S_{n} \leqslant nv\right)$$
grandes-ecoles 2017 QII.C.1 View
In subsection II.C, we consider $\varepsilon$ a strictly positive real, $X$ a discrete real random variable taking values in $\left\{x_{p}, p \in \mathbb{N}\right\}$, and $\left(X_{k}\right)_{k \in \mathbb{N}^{*}}$ a sequence of random variables that are mutually independent and have the same distribution as $X$. For every strictly positive integer $n$, we define the random variable $S_{n}$ by $S_{n}=\sum_{k=1}^{n} X_{k}$. We assume that the random variable $X$ admits an exponential moment of order $\alpha$ where $\alpha$ is a strictly positive real.
a) Show that the variable $X$ has finite expectation. We will denote by $m$ the expectation of $X$.
b) Apply, with appropriate justifications, the weak law of large numbers to the sequence of random variables $\left(X_{k}\right)$.
grandes-ecoles 2017 QII.C.6 View
In subsection II.C, we consider $\varepsilon$ a strictly positive real, $X$ a discrete real random variable taking values in $\left\{x_{p}, p \in \mathbb{N}\right\}$, and $\left(X_{k}\right)_{k \in \mathbb{N}^{*}}$ a sequence of random variables that are mutually independent and have the same distribution as $X$. For every strictly positive integer $n$, we define the random variable $S_{n}$ by $S_{n}=\sum_{k=1}^{n} X_{k}$. We assume that the random variable $X$ admits an exponential moment of order $\alpha$ where $\alpha$ is a strictly positive real, and $m = \mathbb{E}(X)$.
Show that the sequence defined by: $\forall n \in \mathbb{N}^{*}, \mathbb{P}\left(\left|\frac{S_{n}}{n}-m\right| \geqslant \varepsilon\right)$ is bounded above by a sequence with limit zero and whose convergence rate is geometric. Compare this result to the upper bound obtained with the weak law of large numbers.
grandes-ecoles 2020 Q10 View
Deduce, using Stirling's formula, that there exists a real $\alpha \in ]0,1[$ such that $P\left(S_n > n\right) = O\left(\alpha^n\right)$.
grandes-ecoles 2022 Q24 View
Given a real $t > 0$, we set
$$m _ { t } : = S _ { 1,1 } ( t ) \quad \text { and } \quad \sigma _ { t } : = \sqrt { S _ { 2,1 } ( t ) }$$
Given reals $t > 0$ and $u$, we set
$$\zeta ( t , u ) = \exp \left( i \frac { u } { \sigma _ { t } } \left( m _ { t } - \frac { \pi ^ { 2 } } { 6 t ^ { 2 } } \right) \right) \quad \text { and } \quad j ( t , u ) = \zeta ( t , u ) h \left( t , \frac { u } { \sigma _ { t } } \right)$$
Show that $\sigma _ { t } \sim \frac { \pi } { \sqrt { 3 } t ^ { 3 / 2 } }$ as $t$ tends to $0 ^ { + }$. Deduce from this that, for all real $u$,
$$j ( t , u ) \underset { t \rightarrow 0 ^ { + } } { \longrightarrow } e ^ { - u ^ { 2 } / 2 }$$
grandes-ecoles 2023 Q27 View
The function $B _ { n }$ is defined as in Q19, $\varphi ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 \pi } } \mathrm { e } ^ { - x ^ { 2 } / 2 }$, and $\Delta _ { n } = \sup _ { x \in \mathbb { R } } \left| B _ { n } ( x ) - \varphi ( x ) \right|$.
Conclude that the sequence $\left( \Delta _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } }$ converges to 0.
grandes-ecoles 2023 Q31 View
Let $( \Omega , \mathcal { A } , \mathbb { P } )$ be a probability space and $X$ a discrete random variable such that $\mathbb { P } ( X = - 1 ) = 1 / 2$ and $\mathbb { P } ( X = 1 ) = 1 / 2$. Consider a sequence $\left( X _ { i } \right) _ { i \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } }$ of mutually independent discrete random variables with the same distribution as $X$. Set $S _ { 0 } = 0$ and $S _ { n } = \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } X _ { i }$. The functions $\varphi$ and $\Phi$ are defined by $\varphi ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 \pi } } \mathrm { e } ^ { - x ^ { 2 } / 2 }$ and $\Phi ( x ) = \int _ { - \infty } ^ { x } \varphi ( t ) \mathrm { d } t$.
Deduce that we have $$\lim _ { n \rightarrow + \infty } \mathbb { P } \left( \left\{ u \leqslant \frac { S _ { n } } { \sqrt { n } } \leqslant v \right\} \right) = \int _ { u } ^ { v } \varphi ( x ) \mathrm { d } x$$ then that $$\lim _ { n \rightarrow + \infty } \mathbb { P } \left( \left\{ u \leqslant \frac { S _ { n } } { \sqrt { n } } \right\} \right) = 1 - \Phi ( u )$$
grandes-ecoles 2023 Q32 View
Let $( \Omega , \mathcal { A } , \mathbb { P } )$ be a probability space and $X$ a discrete random variable such that $\mathbb { P } ( X = - 1 ) = 1 / 2$ and $\mathbb { P } ( X = 1 ) = 1 / 2$. Consider a sequence $\left( X _ { i } \right) _ { i \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } }$ of mutually independent discrete random variables with the same distribution as $X$. Set $S _ { 0 } = 0$ and $S _ { n } = \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } X _ { i }$. Fix $\varepsilon \in ] 0 , 1 [$.
Show that there exists $x _ { 0 } \geqslant 1$ such that we have $$\forall x \geqslant x _ { 0 } , \quad \exists n _ { x } \in \mathbb { N } , \quad \forall n \geqslant n _ { x } , \quad x ^ { 2 } \mathbb { P } \left( \left\{ \left| S _ { n } \right| \geqslant x \sqrt { n } \right\} \right) \leqslant \varepsilon .$$
grandes-ecoles 2023 Q33 View
Let $( \Omega , \mathcal { A } , \mathbb { P } )$ be a probability space and $X$ a discrete random variable such that $\mathbb { P } ( X = - 1 ) = 1 / 2$ and $\mathbb { P } ( X = 1 ) = 1 / 2$. Consider a sequence $\left( X _ { i } \right) _ { i \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } }$ of mutually independent discrete random variables with the same distribution as $X$. Set $S _ { 0 } = 0$ and $S _ { n } = \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } X _ { i }$. Fix $\varepsilon \in ] 0 , 1 [$.
For $x _ { 0 }$ and $x$ as in the previous question, we fix $N \geqslant \frac { n _ { x } } { \varepsilon }$ and we choose $n \geqslant N$. Show that then $$x ^ { 2 } \mathbb { P } \left( \left\{ \max _ { 1 \leqslant p \leqslant n } \left| S _ { p } \right| \geqslant 3 x \sqrt { n } \right\} \right) \leqslant 3 \varepsilon$$
grandes-ecoles 2024 Q15 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural integer. For any permutation $\sigma \in \mathfrak{S}_{n}$, we recall that there exists, up to order, a unique decomposition $\sigma = c_{1} c_{2} \cdots c_{\omega(\sigma)}$, where $\omega(\sigma) \in \mathbb{N}^{*}$ where $c_{1}, \ldots, c_{\omega(\sigma)}$ are cycles with disjoint supports of respective lengths $\ell_{1} \leqslant \ell_{2} \leqslant \cdots \leqslant \ell_{\omega(\sigma)}$ and $\ell_{1} + \ell_{2} + \cdots + \ell_{\omega(\sigma)} = n$. We consider, on the probability space $(\mathfrak{S}_{n}, \mathscr{P}(\mathfrak{S}_{n}))$ equipped with the uniform probability, the random variable $X_{n}$ defined by $X_{n}(\sigma) = \omega(\sigma)$.
Justify that there exists a positive real number $C > 0$ such that, for any real $\varepsilon > 0$ and any integer $n \geqslant 1$, we have $$\mathbb{P}\left(\left|X_{n} - \ln(n)\right| > \varepsilon \ln(n)\right) \leqslant \frac{C}{\varepsilon^{2} \ln(n)}$$
grandes-ecoles 2024 Q15 View
Let $n$ be a non-zero natural integer. We consider, on the probability space $(\mathfrak{S}_n, \mathscr{P}(\mathfrak{S}_n))$ equipped with the uniform probability, the random variable $X_n$ defined by $X_n(\sigma) = \omega(\sigma)$.
Justify that there exists a real number $C > 0$ such that, for any real $\varepsilon > 0$ and any integer $n \geqslant 1$, we have $$\mathbb{P}\left(\left|X_n - \ln(n)\right| > \varepsilon \ln(n)\right) \leqslant \frac{C}{\varepsilon^2 \ln(n)}.$$