Exercises 1. Suppose that X1 and X2 are random variables with zero mean and unit variance. If the correlation coefficient of X1 and X2 is -0.5, then what is the variance of Y =- k² Xk ? %3D 2. If the joint density of the random variables X and Y is if (x, y) E { (x, 0), (0, -y)|x, y = -2, – 1, 1,2} f(r, y) otherwise, 1/8

Exercises 1. Suppose that X1 and X2 are random variables with zero mean and unit variance. If the correlation coefficient of X1 and X2 is -0.5, then what is the variance of Y =- k² Xk ? %3D 2. If the joint density of the random variables X and Y is if (x, y) E { (x, 0), (0, -y)|x, y = -2, – 1, 1,2} f(r, y) otherwise, 1/8

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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