Covariance under a triangular density c(1 minus y)
Question
Random variables have joint density on the triangle and zero elsewhere, where is the normalising constant. Find .
Short answer
. Normalising gives . Integrating out yields the weight , from which , and . Hence .
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- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Covariance and Correlation
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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