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![2. [15] Let X and Y be two discrete RVs whose joint PMF is given by the following table:
y
Px,y(x, y)
-1
1
3
0
0.1
0.04
0.02
I
2
0.08
0.2
0.06
4
0.06
0.14
0.30
(a) Find P(X ≥ 2, Y < 1).
(b) Find P(X ≤Y - 1).
(c) Find the marginal PMFs of X and Y.
(d) Are X and Y independent? Explain
(e) Find E(XY) and Cov(X, Y).](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/f608d3a0-7ad6-4d87-98f1-9a851954d279/6e5bf1bf-d0f6-475d-8f46-7c0b4688586e/d3z2dka_thumbnail.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:2. [15] Let X and Y be two discrete RVs whose joint PMF is given by the following table:
y
Px,y(x, y)
-1
1
3
0
0.1
0.04
0.02
I
2
0.08
0.2
0.06
4
0.06
0.14
0.30
(a) Find P(X ≥ 2, Y < 1).
(b) Find P(X ≤Y - 1).
(c) Find the marginal PMFs of X and Y.
(d) Are X and Y independent? Explain
(e) Find E(XY) and Cov(X, Y).
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