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The random variable X is said to have the Yule-Simons distribution if(a) Show that the pre...

The random variable X is said to have the Yule-Simons distribution if

(a) Show that the preceding is actually a probability mass function. That is, show that .


(b) Show that E[X]= 2.


(c) Show that E[X2] = ∞.

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