A First Course in Probability
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.23P
(a)
To determine
To check: Whether X and Y are independent or not.
(b)
To determine
To find: The expectation of X
(c)
To determine
To find: The expectation of Y
(d)
To determine
To find: The variance of X
(e)
To determine
To find: The variance of Y
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