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Let X and Y be jointly normal random variables with parameters E(X) = E(Y ) = 0, Var(X) = Var(Y ) = 1, and Cor(X, Y ) = ρ. For some nonnegative constants a ≥ 0 and b ≥ 0 with a2 + b2 > 0 define W1 = aX + bY and W2 = bX + aY .
(a)Show that Cor(W1, W2) ≥ ρ
(b)Assume that ρ = 0.1. Are W1 and W2 independent or not?
Why?
(c)Assume now that ρ = 0.5. Find a ≥ 0 and b ≥ 0 such that E(W2|W1
= 1) = Var(W2|W1 = 1) = 0.5.