Suppose the distribution of Y, conditional on X, is n(x, x²) and that the marginal distribution of X is uniform(0, 1). (a) Find EY, Var Y, and Cov (X, Y). (b) Prove that Y/X and X are independent.

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Suppose the distribution of Y, conditional on X,
is n(x, x²) and that the marginal distribution of
X is uniform(0, 1).
(a) Find EY, Var Y, and Cov (X, Y). (b) Prove that
Y/X and X are independent.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 7 Suppose the distribution of Y, conditional on X, is n(x, x²) and that the marginal distribution of X is uniform(0, 1). (a) Find EY, Var Y, and Cov (X, Y). (b) Prove that Y/X and X are independent.
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