问题如下:
Given that x and y are random variables and a, b, c and d are constants, which one of the following definitions is wrong?
选项:
A.
E(ax+by+c)=aE(x)+bE(y)+c ,
if x and y are correlated.
B.
V(ax+by+c)=V(ax+by)+c,
if x and y are correlated.
C.
Cov(ax+by,cx+dy)=acV(x)+bdV(y)+(ad+bc)Cov(x,y),
if x and y are correlated.
D.
V(x−y)=V(x+y)=V(x)+V(y),
if x and y are uncorrelated.
解释:
Statement , as it is a linear operation. Statement C is correct, as in Equation:
V(Y)=σp2
=∑i=1nωi2σi2+∑i=1N∑j=1,j=iNωiωjσi,j
=∑i=1Nωi2σi2+2∑i=1N∑j<iNωiωjσi,j
Statement D is correct, as the covariance term is zero if the variables are uncorrelated. Statement B is false, as adding a constant c to a variable cannot change the variance. The constant drops out because it is also in the expectation.