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The Practice of Statistics for AP

David Moore,Daren Starnes,Dan Yates

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4th Edition 路 809 pages

ISBN: 9781319113339

Chapter 6: Q. 51 (page 380)

51. His and her earnings A study of working couples measures the income $X$ of the husband and the income $Y$ of the wife in a large number of couples in which both partners are employed. Suppose that you knew the means $渭_{X}$ and $渭_{Y}$ and the variances $蟽_{X}^{2}$ and $蟽_{纬}^{2}$ of both variables in the population.
(a) Is it reasonable to take the mean of the total income $X + Y$ to be $渭_{X} + 渭_{Y}$ ? Explain your answer.
(b) Is it reasonable to take the variance of the total income to be $蟽_{X}^{2} + 蟽_{y}^{2}$ ? Explain your answer.

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(a) Yes, it is reasonable to take the mean of the total income $X + Y$ to $渭_{X} + 渭_{Y}$ .

(b) No, it is not reasonable because the property of the variance of $蟽_{X + Y}^{2} = 蟽_{X}^{2} + 蟽_{Y}^{2}$ .

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Part (a) Step 1: Given information

The income $X$ of the husband and the income $Y$ of the wife in a large number of couples in which both partners are employed. The mean of the total income $X + Y$ to be $渭_{X} + 渭_{Y}$ .

Part (a) Step 2: Explanation

According to the information,

Mean $= 渭_{X}$ and $渭_{Y}$
Variance $= 蟽^{2} x$ and $蟽^{2} Y$
Yes, the mean of $X + Y$ is equal to $渭_{X} + 渭_{Y}$

Because it is known that,
$渭_{X + Y} = 渭_{X} + 渭_{Y}$

Part (b) Step 1: Given information

The variances $蟽_{X}^{2}$ and $蟽_{纬}^{2}$ of both variables in the population..
The variance of the total income to be $蟽_{X}^{2} + 蟽_{y}^{2}$ .

Part (b) Step 2: Explanation

The property will hold true, if it is believed that the variable $X$ and $Y$ are independent. Otherwise, it cannot be said that $蟽_{X + Y}^{2} = 蟽_{X}^{2} + 蟽_{Y}^{2}$ .

So, it is not reasonable because the property of the variance.

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