2.1. Let Y1, Y2, ., Y4 be a random sample of size 4 from an exponential with parameters and ß = 2. 2.1.1. Use the mgf to derive the probability distribution of the sample mean Y.

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2.1. Let Y1, Y2,., Y4 be a random sample of size 4 from an exponential with parameters and B = 2.
2.1.1. Use the mgf to derive the probability distribution of the sample mean Y.
2.1.2. What is the expected value and the variance of the mean?
Transcribed Image Text:2.1. Let Y1, Y2,., Y4 be a random sample of size 4 from an exponential with parameters and B = 2. 2.1.1. Use the mgf to derive the probability distribution of the sample mean Y. 2.1.2. What is the expected value and the variance of the mean?
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