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Let X have the Pareto pdf introduced in Exercise 10. a. If k>1, compute E(X...

Let X have the Pareto pdf

introduced in Exercise 10.

a. If k>1, compute E(X).

b. What can you say about E(X) if k=1?

c. If k>2 , show thatV(X) = kθ2 (k – 1)– 2(k –2)–1.

d. If k=2, what can you say about V(X)?

e. What conditions on k are necessary to ensure that E(Xn) is finite?

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