Let U and V be discrete random variables with U=-(V+1)/2. What is Corr(U, V)?

Moselq8

Moselq8

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2022-08-06

Let U and V be discrete random variables with U = ( V + 1 ) / 2 . What is C o r r ( U , V ) ?

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kidoceanoe

kidoceanoe

Beginner2022-08-07Added 15 answers

Step 1
We have
c o r r ( U , V ) = c o v ( U , V ) D U D V = c o v ( V + 1 2 , V ) D ( V 1 2 ) D V = c o v ( V 2 , V ) D ( V 2 ) D V = 1 2 c o v ( V , V ) 1 4 D V D V =
= 1 2 D V 1 2 D V = 1. .

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