Mathematical Statistics with Applications
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ISBN: 9781133384380
Author: Dennis Wackerly; William Mendenhall; Richard L. Scheaffer
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3.9, Problem 157E
Refer to Exercise 3.156.
- a If W = 3Y, use the moment-generating
function of W to show that E(W) = 3E(Y) and V(W) = 9V(Y). - b If X = Y – 2, use the moment-generating function of X to show that E(X) = E(Y) – 2 and V(X) = V(Y).
3.156 Suppose that Y is a random variable with moment-generating function m(t).
- a What is m(0)?
- b If W = 3Y, show that the moment-generating function of W is m(3t).
- c If X = Y –2, show that the moment-generating function of X is e–2tm(t).
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