Suppose X has the following distribution 1 2|n||n| + 1) P{X = n} = = for n = ±1, ±2,.... (a) What are all medians of X? (b) What is the mean of X? Hint: To get started, compute the following two sums: ΣnP{X = n} and Σ-nP{X = n}. n=1 n=1

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3. Suppose X has the following distribution
P{X = n} =
2|n||n| + 1)
∞
for n =
(a) What are all medians of X?
(b) What is the mean of X? Hint: To get started, compute the following
two sums:
ΣnP{X = n} and
n=1
∞
= ±1, ±2,....
n=1
-nP{X = n}.
Transcribed Image Text:3. Suppose X has the following distribution P{X = n} = 2|n||n| + 1) ∞ for n = (a) What are all medians of X? (b) What is the mean of X? Hint: To get started, compute the following two sums: ΣnP{X = n} and n=1 ∞ = ±1, ±2,.... n=1 -nP{X = n}.
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It is given that the PDF of X is:

PX=n=12nn+1 for n=±1,±2,...

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