Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781305251809
Author: Jay L. Devore
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 92SE

a.

To determine

Show that Cov(X,Y+Z)=Cov(X,Y)+Cov(X,Z).

b.

To determine

Find the covariance between the two total scores  X1+X2 and Y1+Y2.

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