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2 December, 12:30

Let X be a random day of the week, coded so that Monday is 1, Tuesday is 2, etc. (so X takes values 1, 2, ..., 7, with equal probabilities). Let Y be the next day after X (again represented as an integer between 1 and 7). Do X and Y have the same distribution

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  1. 2 December, 13:10
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    Yes. Have the same distribution.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Given that X is a random day of the week, coded so that Monday is 1, Tuesday is 2, etc. (so X takes values 1, 2, ..., 7, with equal probabilities).

    Y is the next day after X

    So Y can be written as X+1

    But since highest value is 7, we can write

    Y = X+1 mod 7

    i. e. whenever X=7, Y = 8 = 1 again.

    Thus Y can take values as

    Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    P (Y) = P (X+1) = 1/7

    i. e. Y also has the same distribution as X
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