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Problem 1 (15 points). Suppose (X, Y ) are discrete random variables with joint probability massfunction given by the following table:x\y -2 0 2-2 3/16 1/16 3/160 1/16 0 1/162 3/16 1/16 3/16a. (6 points) Find the marginal pmf’s for X and Y and check if the two random variables areindependent.b. (5 points) Show that the covariance between X and Y is zero.c. (4 points) Is there any contradiction between the results in parts (a) and (b)?

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Problem 1 (15 points). Suppose (X, Y ) are discrete random variables with joint probability massfunction given by the following table:x\y -2 0 2-2 3/16 1/16 3/160 1/16 0 1/162 3/16 1/16 3/16a. (6 points) Find the marginal pmf’s for X and Y and check if the two random variables areindependent.b. (5 points) Show that the covariance between X and Y is zero.c. (4 points) Is there any contradiction between the results in parts (a) and (b)?

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a. To find the marginal pmf for X, we sum the probabilities for each value of X across all possible values of Y.

For X = -2, the probability is (3/16) + (1/16) + (3/16) = 7/16. For X = 0, the probability is (1/16) + 0 + (1/16) = 2/16 = 1/8. For X = 2, the probability is (3/16) + (1/16) + (3/16) = 7/16.

Therefore, the marginal pmf for X is: P(X = -2) = 7/16 P(X = 0) = 1/8 P(X = 2) = 7/16

To find the marginal pmf for Y, we sum the probabilities for each value of Y across all possible values of X.

For Y = -2, the probability is (3/16) + (1/16) + (3/16) = 7/16. For Y = 0, the probability is (1/16) + 0 + (1/16) = 2/16 = 1/8. For Y = 2, the probability is (3/160) + 0 + (3/16) = 7/16.

Therefore, the marginal pmf for Y is: P(Y = -2) = 7/16 P(Y = 0) = 1/8 P(Y = 2) = 7/16

To check if the two random variables X and Y are independent, we need to compare the joint pmf with the product of the marginal pmfs.

For example, P(X = -2, Y = -2) = 3/16, but P(X = -2) * P(Y = -2) = (7/16) * (7/16) = 49/256. Since these values are not equal, X and Y are dependent.

b. The covariance between X and Y is given by the formula Cov(X, Y) = E[(X - E[X])(Y - E[Y])].

First, we need to calculate the expected values E[X] and E[Y].

E[X] = (-2) * (7/16) + 0 * (1/8) + 2 * (7/16) = 0 E[Y] = (-2) * (7/16) + 0 * (1/8) + 2 * (7/16) = 0

Next, we calculate the covariance using the formula:

Cov(X, Y) = E[(X - E[X])(Y - E[Y])] = ( (-2 - 0) * (-2 - 0) * (3/16) ) + ( (0 - 0) * (0 - 0) * (1/8) ) + ( (2 - 0) * (2 - 0) * (3/16) ) = 0

Therefore, the covariance between X and Y is zero.

c. There is no contradiction between the results in parts (a) and (b). The fact that X and Y are dependent (as shown in part (a)) does not imply that their covariance must be non-zero. In this case, the covariance is zero, indicating that there is no linear relationship between X and Y.

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