Let T have a t distribution with r degrees of freedom. Show that E(T) = 0 provided

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Let T have a t distribution with r degrees of freedom. Show that E(T) = 0 provided that r ≥ 2, and Var(T) = r/(r − 2) provided that r ≥ 3, by first finding E(Z), E(1/√U), E(Z2), and E(1/U).
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Probability and Statistical Inference

ISBN: 978-0321923271

9th edition

Authors: Robert V. Hogg, Elliot Tanis, Dale Zimmerman

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