Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval 1 to 4 and Y is exponential with a mean of 2. If the correlation between X and Y is 0.5 then compute the covariance between 3X and -5Y i.e. Cov(3X,-5Y)

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Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval1 to 4 and Y is exponential with a mean of 2. If the correlation
between X and Y is 0.5 then compute the covariance between 3X and -5Y i.e.
Cov(3X,-5Y)
Transcribed Image Text:Let X be a uniform random variable over the interval1 to 4 and Y is exponential with a mean of 2. If the correlation between X and Y is 0.5 then compute the covariance between 3X and -5Y i.e. Cov(3X,-5Y)
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