Density of a product of seven uniforms
Question
Let be independent variables and . The density of has the form for (and elsewhere), with integers and . Find .
Short answer
. Each is , so is a sum of seven of them, i.e. . Changing variables back with gives on , so , and .
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
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