Mathematical Statistics with Applications
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Chapter 6.5, Problem 47E
A random variable Y has a gamma distribution with α = 3.5 and β = 4.2. Use the result in Exercise 6.46 and the percentage points for the χ2 distributions given in Table 6, Appendix 3, to find P(Y > 33.627).
6.46. Suppose that Y has a gamma distribution with α = n/2 for some positive integer n and β equal to some specified value. Use the method of moment-generating
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