If barX and S^2 be the usual sample mean and sample variance based in a random sample of n observation N(mu,sigma^(2)) and T=frac((bar(X)-mu) sqrt(n))(S) prove that Cov(bar(X), T)=sigma (sqrt(n-1)Gamma(frac(n-2)(2)))/(sqrt(2n) Gamma((n-1)/(2))

Marilyn Cameron

Marilyn Cameron

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2022-10-29

If X ¯ and S 2 be the usual sample mean and sample variance based in a random sample of n observation N ( μ , σ 2 ) and T = ( X ¯ μ ) n S ` prove that C o v ( X ¯ , T ) = σ n 1 Γ ( n 2 2 ) 2 n Γ ( n 1 2 )

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Lintynx

Lintynx

Beginner2022-10-30Added 11 answers

First, X ¯ n and S n are independent (Basu's theorem). Then
E X ¯ n ( X ¯ n μ ) / S n = Var ( X ¯ n ) × E S n 1 = σ 2 n × n 1 2 σ Γ ( ( n 2 ) / 2 ) Γ ( ( n 1 ) / 2 )
because σ S n 1 / n 1 χ n 1 1 . Also note that E T n = 0. Therefore,
Cov ( X ¯ n , T n ) = σ n 1 2 n Γ ( ( n 2 ) / 2 ) Γ ( ( n 1 ) / 2 ) .

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