- 我們賣出\(n\)個產品,\(X\)代表總共需要維修的產品數量,\(Y = g(X) = n - X\)是\(X\)的函數
- 假設\(X\)的PMF如下:
\[f_X(x) = P(X = x) = \left(\begin{array}{c}n \\ x\end{array}\right)p^x (1-p)^{n - x}, x = 0, 1, ..., n\]
- 求\(Y\)的PMF:設定\(g^{-1}(y)\)是一個集合,代表所有\(x\)使得\(g(x) = y\),則:
\[f_Y(y) = \sum_{x \in g^{-1}(y)} f_X(x) = f_X(n - y) = \left(\begin{array}{c}n \\ y\end{array}\right)(1-p)^yp^{n-y}\]
- 等到之後介紹常見的機率分布時,同學會發現這裡的\(X\)是\(Binomial(n, p)\),\(Y\)是\(Binomial(n, 1 - p)\)