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A little Poisson
this was part of a problem on an exam i did today... I'm not sure if I did it right so I wanted to post it here and see how some proability wizzes would do it.
Let Z be a function of a random Variable Y were Z is 2(Y^2) for any value of Y and Y is the Poisson distribution for Lamda = 3.5 what is the expected value of Z?? thanks in advance, little fishy |
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Re: A little Poisson
I dont understand the question....
Is this a transformation variable question, or you asking that Y = the poisson distribution, and you are squaring it and then multiplying it by 2? Im guessing that if it is the latter, wouldnt the E(X) of Z simply be (3.5^2) * 2? Since mean of Poisson equals its lamba parameter? Im confused... |
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Re: A little Poisson
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were Z is 2(Y^2) for any value of Y and Y is the Poisson distribution for Lamda = 3.5 what is the expected value of Z?? [/ QUOTE ] The long way or the easy way? The easy way is if you are allowed to use the information that the mean and variance of Y are both lambda. Then E(Y^2) is lambda + lambda^2. Then E(Z) is 2(lambda + lambda^2). Harder way: figure out the infinite sum of 2f(x)x^2 where f() is the Poisson pdf. Hopefully I am not so tired that I screwed up. alThor |
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