In: Statistics and Probability
For the population of Cal Poly students, let X = number of hours slept in the last 24 hours and Y = number of exams today. Consider the following (admittedly simplistic) joint probability distribution for Xand Y.
x |
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5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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0 |
.01 |
.09 |
.16 |
.18 |
|
y |
1 |
.11 |
.06 |
.04 |
.02 |
2 |
.28 |
.02 |
.02 |
.01 |
For your convenience, I have calculated the following: ?(?)=6.24,?(?2)=40.34,?(?)=0.89,?(?2)=1.55E(X)=6.24,E(X2)=40.34,E(Y)=0.89,E(Y2)=1.55.
A. Determine the marginal distribution of X.
B. Calculate E(XY).
C. Calculate the correlation between X and Y. Don’t round at intermediate steps. Give your final answer to three decimal places.
D. Interpret the correlation value in the context of this example.
E. Are X and Y independent random variables? How can you tell?