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Q1.

Problem 7 on page 45
S1 Geometric(p) P (S1 = s) = pq s1 for s=1,2,...

P
P
pz
for |z| < 1
So (z) = E(z S1 ) =
z r q r1 p = pz
(qz)r = 1qz
r=1
r=0
p(1qz)+qpz
d
|z=1 = p1
dz (z)|z=1 =
(1qz)2
2
2pq(1qz)
2q
d
1)) = dz
2 (z)|z=1 =
(1qz)4 |z=1 = p2

Also E(s1 ) =
E(S1 (S1

V ar(S1 ) =

2q
p2 +

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