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1977 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Sampling Distributions

Authors : A. M. Mathai, P. N. Rathie

Published in: Probability and Statistics

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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In Chapter 2 we defined the independence of two events A and B. That is, A and B are said to be independent if, <math display='block'> <mrow> <mi>P</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>A</mi><mo>&#x2229;</mo><mi>B</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>=</mo><mi>P</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo> <mi>A</mi> <mo>)</mo></mrow><mi>P</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo> <mi>B</mi> <mo>)</mo></mrow> </mrow> </math>]]</EquationSource><EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$$\[P\left( {A \cap B} \right) = P\left( A \right)P\left( B \right)\]$$ Consider two stochastic variables X and r having a joint distribution and let the events A and B be, <math display='block'> <mrow> <mi>A</mi><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mrow><mo>|</mo><mrow> <mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>a</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>x</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>b</mi> </mrow></mrow> </mrow> <mo>}</mo></mrow><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>a</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>d</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>B</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo> <mrow> <mi>y</mi><mrow><mo>|</mo><mrow> <mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>c</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>y</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>d</mi> </mrow></mrow> </mrow> <mo>}</mo></mrow> </mrow> </math> ]]</EquationSource><EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$$\[A = \left\{ {x\;\left| {\;a\;\angle \;x\;\angle \;b} \right.} \right\}\;and\;B\; = \left\{ {y\left| {\;c\;\angle \;y\;\angle \;d} \right.} \right\}\]$$ , then, is shown in Figure 7.1. <math display='block'> <mrow> <mi>A</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2229;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>B</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo>{</mo> <mrow> <mrow><mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>x</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>y</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo></mrow><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mrow><mo>|</mo><mrow> <mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>a</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>x</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>b</mi><mo>,</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>c</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>y</mi><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mo>&#x2220;</mo><mtext>&#x2009;</mtext><mi>d</mi> </mrow></mrow> </mrow> <mo>}</mo></mrow> </mrow> </math> ]]</EquationSource><EquationSource Format="TEX"><![CDATA[$$\[A\; \cap \;B\; = \left\{ {\left( {x,y} \right)\;\left| {\;a\;\angle \;x\;\angle \;b,\;c\;\angle \;y\;\angle \;d} \right.} \right\}\]$$

Metadata
Title
Sampling Distributions
Authors
A. M. Mathai
P. N. Rathie
Copyright Year
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02767-5_7