Let (Y 1 , W 1 ), . . . , (Y n , W n )
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Let (Y1, W1), . . . , (Yn, Wn) be an i.i.d. sample of random vectors with finite covariance matrix
Let Y̅ and W̅ be the sample averages. Let g(y, w) be a function with continuous partial derivatives g1 and g2 with respect to y and w, respectively. Let Z = g(Y, W). The two dimensional Taylor expansion of g around a point (y0, w0) is
g(y, w) = g(y0, w0) + g1(y0, w0)(y − y0)
+ g2(y0, w0)(w − w0), (12.2.7)
plus an error term that we shall ignore here. Let (y, w) = (Y̅, W̅) and (y0, w0) = (E(Y), E(W)) in Eq. (12.2.7).To the level of approximation of Eq. (12.2.7), prove that
Var(Z) = g1(E(Y), E(W))2σyy + 2g1(E(Y), E(W))g2(E(Y ), E(W))σyw + g2(E(Y), E(W))2σww.
Use the formula for the variance of a linear combination of random variables derived in Sec. 4.6.
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Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780321500465
4th Edition
Authors: Morris H. DeGroot, Mark J. Schervish