
Mathematical Statistics with Applications
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ISBN: 9780495110811
Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.7, Problem 97E
The random variables Y1 and Y2 are such that E(Y1) = 4, E(Y2) = −1, V(Y1) = 2 and V(Y2) = 8.
- a What is Cov(Y1, Y1)?
- b Assuming that the
means and variances are correct, as given, is it possible that Cov(Y1, Y2) = 7? [Hint: If Cov(Y1, Y2) = 7, what is the value of ρ, the coefficient ofcorrelation ?] - c Assuming that the means and variances are correct, what is the largest possible value for Cov(Y1, Y2)? If Cov(Y1, Y2) achieves this largest value, what does that imply about the relationship between Y1 and Y2?
- d Assuming that the means and variances are correct, what is the smallest possible value for Cov(Y1, Y2)? If Cov(Y1, Y2) achieves this smallest value, what does that imply about the relationship between Y1 and Y2?
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