Question: 25. Given below is a bivariate distribution for the random variables x and y. f (x, y) x y .2 50 80 .5 30 50
25. Given below is a bivariate distribution for the random variables x and y.
f (x, y) x y
.2 50 80
.5 30 50
.3 40 60
a. Compute the expected value and the variance for x and y.
b. Develop a probability distribution for x + y.
c. Using the result of part (b), compute E(x + y) and Var (x + y).
d. Compute the covariance and correlation for x and y. Are x and y positively related, negatively related, or unrelated?
e. Is the variance of the sum of x and y bigger, smaller, or the same as the sum of the individual variances? Why?
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