1. Let X be the uniform distribution on [-1, 1] and let Y be the uniform...

1. Let X be the uniform distribution on [-1, 1] and let Y be the uniform distribution on [-2,2].

a) what are the p.d.f.s of X and Y resp.?

b) compute the means of X, Y. Can you use symmetry?

c) compute the variance. Which variance is higher?

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