Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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(a) Suppose X₁, X2,..., Xn are statistically independent random variables with
moment generating functions Mx, (t), i = 1, ...,n. Find the moment generating
function of
Y=X₁
i=1
and justify all steps in your proof.
(b) Suppose that each X; ~ Exp(X) for i = 1,..,n. Show that Y = C₁ X₁ has a
Ga(n, λ) distribution.
Hint: You may recall that the moment generating function of a Ga (n, X) random
variable is
(2)"
for > t
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) Suppose X₁, X2,..., Xn are statistically independent random variables with moment generating functions Mx, (t), i = 1, ...,n. Find the moment generating function of Y=X₁ i=1 and justify all steps in your proof. (b) Suppose that each X; ~ Exp(X) for i = 1,..,n. Show that Y = C₁ X₁ has a Ga(n, λ) distribution. Hint: You may recall that the moment generating function of a Ga (n, X) random variable is (2)" for > t
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