Mathematical Statistics with Applications

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780495110811

Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 3.5, Problem 66E

Suppose that Y is a random variable with a geometric distribution. Show that

a ∑ y p ( y ) = ∑ y = 1 ∞ q y − 1 p = 1 .
b p ( y ) p ( y − 1 ) = q , for y = 2, 3, …. This ratio is less than 1, implying that the geometric probabilities are monotonically decreasing as a function of y. If Y has a geometric distribution, what value of Y is the most likely (has the highest probability)?

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