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  • May 2, 2007, 09:18 PM
    Taniahobbit
    Statistics
    I need help with these two 2nd year university statistics problem:

    Q.1 Let the discrete random variable of Y have a conditional uniform probability distribution on {1,2,. x}; ie:
    P(Y=y|X=x)=1/x, y=1,2,. x.
    Determine the unconditional mean and variance of Y in terms of the mean and variance of the conditioning random variable X.

    Q.2 Let the random variable Y have a conditional Poisson distribution, for x>0:
    P(Y=y|X=x)=x^ye^(-x)/y!; y=0,1,2,. infinity
    so that the conditional mean E(Y|X=x) and conditional variance Var (Y|X=x) are both equal to x. If X is equal to z1 with probability 1-p or z2 with probability p, determine the unconditional mean and variance of Y, and the actual probability distribution of Y.

    Thanks,
    Tania
  • May 3, 2007, 03:05 AM
    Clough
    How do you need help with the problems? What do you think the answers should be? And, how did you arrive at the answers? Please see the following link.

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  • May 3, 2007, 03:25 PM
    Taniahobbit
    I just don't know how to start these questions. How do I find the mean and variance?

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