1.

Suppose the weight (in ounces) of a major league baseball is a random variable X with mean p
= 5 and standard deviation a = 2/5. A carton contains 144 baseballs. Assume that he weights of
individual baseballs are independent and let T represent the total weight of all the baseballs in
the carton.
a. Find the expected total weight E(T)
b. Find the variance, Var(T).
2. Let X and Y be discrete random variables with j oint pdff(x y) = 4/(Sxy) if x = 1 2 and y = 2
3 and zero otherwise Find
a. E(X).
b. E(Y)
c. E(XY)
d. Cov(X Y)
3. If X, Y, Z, and W are random variables, then show that:
a. Cov(X ± Y, Z) = Còv(X, Z) ± Cov(Y, Z).
b. Cov(X + Y, Z + W) Cov(X, Z) + Cov(X, W) + Cov(Y, Z) + Cov(Y, W).
c. Cov(X + Y, X - Y) = Var(X) - Var(Y).