Flip a fair coin. If it is a head, sample U uniformly from (0, 1), and if it is a tail, sample U uniformly from (0, 2). Find the density of U. Compute the expectation of U. Compute the variance of U

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Flip a fair coin. If it is a head, sample U uniformly from (0, 1), and if it is a tail, sample U uniformly from (0, 2).
Find the density of U.
Compute the expectation of U.
Compute the variance of U
Transcribed Image Text:Flip a fair coin. If it is a head, sample U uniformly from (0, 1), and if it is a tail, sample U uniformly from (0, 2). Find the density of U. Compute the expectation of U. Compute the variance of U
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