Let X, Y be independent random variables with exponential distribution of parameter θ > 0. Are the random variables Z = X + Y and W = X / (X+Y) independent?
Let X, Y be independent random variables with exponential distribution of parameter θ > 0. Are the random variables Z = X + Y and W = X / (X+Y) independent?
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.8: Probability
Problem 31E
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Let X, Y be independent random variables with exponential distribution of parameter θ > 0. Are the random variables Z = X + Y and W = X / (X+Y) independent? (Prove using their respective graphs.)
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