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If Y1 and Y2 are two independent random variables, each follows the same distribution N(μ,σ), what is the expected value,

 

If Y1 and Y2 are two independent random variables, each follows the same distribution N(μ,σ), what is the expected value,

variance and standard deviation of

a)Y1 + Y2?

b)Y1 - Y2?

c)the average,(Y1+Y2)/2 ?

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Y1 and Y2 are two independent random variables, each follows the same distribution N(μ,σ),

This means

The expected value of is

The Variance of is

The expected value of is

The Variance of is

a)Y1 + Y2?

the expected value is

The variance is

The standard deviation is

ans:

  • The expected value of is
  • The variance of is
  • The standard deviation of is

b)

the expected value is

The variance is

The standard deviation is

ans:

  • The expected value is 0
  • The variance is
  • The standard deviation is

c) the average,(Y1+Y2)/2 ?

the expected value is

The variance is

The standard deviation is

ans:

  • The expected value is
  • The variance is
  • The standard deviation is

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