In: Statistics and Probability
let the continuous random variables X and Y have the joint pdf:
f(x,y)=6x , 0<x<y<1
i) find the marginal pdf of X and Y respectively,
ii) the conditional pdf of Y given x, that is fY|X(y|x),
iii) E(Y|x) and Corr(X,Y).
i)
The range of x is (0, y)
The range of y is (x, 1)
The marginal PDF of X is,
for 0 < x < 1
The marginal PDF of Y is,
for 0 < y < 1
ii)
for x < y < 1
iii)
For Corr(X,Y),
Cov(X, Y) = E(XY) - E(X) E(Y) = (2/5) - (1/2) * (3/4) = 1/40
Var(X) = E(X2) - [E(X)]2 = (3/10) - (1/2)2 = 1/20
Var(Y) = E(Y2) - [E(Y)]2 = (3/5) - (3/4)2 = 3/80
Corr(X, Y) = Cov(X, Y) /
= (1/40) /
= 0.5773503