Imagine that we randomly select a day from the past 10 years. Let X be the recorded

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Imagine that we randomly select a day from the past 10 years. Let X be the recorded rainfall on this date at the airport in Orlando, Florida, and Y be the recorded rainfall on this date at Disney World just outside Orlando. Suppose that you know the means μX and μY and the variances σX2 and σY2 of both variables.

a. Can we calculate the mean of the total rainfall X + Y to be μX + μY? Explain your answer.

b. Can we calculate the variance of the total rainfall to be σX+ σY2? Explain your answer.

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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