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Statistics: find estimation of parameters k and theta for Gamma distribution using moment generating function method (what are the "method of moments estimators" of k and theta?). Show the proof.
calculate the moment generating function for a random variable which has exponential distribution with parameter gamma.
2. Consider the Poisson distribution, which has a pdf defined as: a) Derive the moment generating function. b) Use the moment generating function and the method of moments to find the mean and the variance. c) If X follows the Poisson distribution with Xx - 2.3, and Y follows a Poisson distribution with XY-54, what is the distribution of the sum X + Y, assuming that X and Y are independent?
Find the moment generating function for the following distributions: N(μ, σ2), Poisson(λ), Gamma(α, β), Chi-square with k degrees of freedom, and Geometric(p). Question 7: Find the moment generating function for the following distributions: N(Lơ2 Poisson(A), Gamma(α, β), Chi-square with k degrees of freedom, and Geometric(p)
9. (9 pts) The random variable r-Gamma(x-2, β-4). functions to prove that the moment generating function for the random variable W mw(t) (1-12t)2. Use the method of moment-generating 3Y +5is eSt 10, (9 pts) 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 functions to prove that W- 2Y /g has a Chi-squared distribution with n degrees of freedom. Make sure you show...
7. Let X a be random variable with probability density function given by -1 < x < 1 fx(x) otherwise (a) Find the mean u and variance o2 of X (b) Derive the moment generating function of X and state the values for which it is defined (c) For the value(s) at which the moment generating function found in part (b) is (are) not defined, what should the moment generating function be defined as? Justify your answer (d) Let X1,...
9. Let a random variable X follow the distribution with pdf f(z)=(0 otherwise (a) Find the moment generating function for X (b) Use the moment generating function to find E(X) and Var(X)
The moment generating function ф(t) of random variable X is defined for all values of t by et*p(x), if X is discrete e f (x)dx, if X is continus (a) Find the moment generating function of a Binomial random variable X with parameters n (the total number of trials) and p (the probability of success). (b) If X and Y are independent Binomial random variables with parameters (n1 p) and (n2, p), respectively, then what is the distribution of X...
Problem 2 Suppose a distribution has the following moment generating function: MC (1-2)/a Find the mean and variance.
Question 4: Find the variance of the exponential function using the moment generating function. f(x; 1) = {xe-x x>0 10 otherwise