Distributions Derived the Normal Distribution

Distributions Derived from Normal Random Variables

Distributions Derived From the Normal Distribution

MIT 18.443

Dr. Kempthorne

Spring 2015

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2, t, and F Distributions Statistics from Normal Samples

1 Distributions Derived from Normal Random Variables 2, t, and F Distributions

Statistics from Normal Samples

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Normal Distribution

2, t, and F Distributions Statistics from Normal Samples

Definition. A Normal / Gaussian random variable X N(?, 2)

has density function:

f (x ) = 1 e-(x-?)2/22 , - < x < +.

2

with mean and variance parameters:

? = E [X ]

=

J +

-

xf

(x

)dx

2 = E [(X - ?)2] = J-+(x - ?)2f (x)dx

Note: - < ? < +, and 2 > 0.

Properties:

Density function is symmetric about x = ?.

f (? + x) = f (? - x).

f (x) is a maximum at x = ?.

f ""(x) = 0 at x = ? + and x = ? -

(inflection points of bell curve)

Moment generating function:

MX (t) = E [etX ] = e?t+2t2/2

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Chi-Square Distributions

2, t, and F Distributions Statistics from Normal Samples

Definition. If Z N(0, 1) (Standard Normal r.v.) then U = Z 2 12,

has a Chi-Squared distribution with 1 degree of freedom.

Properties:

The density function of U is:

fU (u)

=

u-1/2 e-u/2, 0 < u <

2

Recall the density of a Gamma(, ) distribution:

g (x)

=

()

x

-1e

-x

,

x

>

0,

So U is Gamma(, ) with = 1/2 and = 1/2.

Moment generating function MU (t) = E [etU ] = [1 - t/]- = (1 - 2t)-1/2

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Distributions Derived from Normal Random Variables

Chi-Square Distributions

2, t, and F Distributions Statistics from Normal Samples

Definition. If Z1, Z2, . . . , Zn are i.i.d. N(0, 1) random variables V = Z12 + Z22 + . . . Zn2

has a Chi-Squared distribution with n degrees of freedom.

Properties (continued)

The Chi-Square r.v. V can be expressed as:

V = U1 + U2 + ? ? ? + Un

where U1, . . . , Un are i.i.d 21 r.v.

Moment generating function

MV (t) = E [etV ] = E [e

t(U1+U2+???+Un)] = E [etU1 ]

? ? ? E [etUn ] = (1 - 2t)-n/2

Because Ui are i.i.d. Gamma( = 1/2, = 1/2) r.v.,s

V Gamma( = n/2, = 1/2).

Density

function:

f (v )

=

1 2n/2(n/2)

v

(n/2)-1

e

-v

/2

,

v

>

0.

( is the shape parameter and is the scale parameter)

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