3. The Cov(X) of a random vector X'= (X₁, ..., Xn) is defined as E{(X-E(X))'(X-E(X)}. True or false, give reasoning.

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3. The Cov(X) of a random vector X'= (X₁, ..., Xn) is defined as E{(X-E(X))'(X-E(X)}. True or false, give reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:3. The Cov(X) of a random vector X'= (X₁, ..., Xn) is defined as E{(X-E(X))'(X-E(X)}. True or false, give reasoning.
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We know that, X' is a vector and Covariance of a vector X is equal to the variance of X. 

Which means,

Cov(X)= Var(X) 

For a random variable,

Var(X)= E(X-E(X))2

 

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