# Proving Distribution: Suppose Y_i is distributed i.i.d. N(0, sigma^2) for i=1,2,3,...

#### xwy

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Hi all,

I was reading through my textbook and I could not solve any of these questions.

2.24 Suppose Yi is distributed i.i.d. $$\displaystyle N(0,\, \sigma^2)$$ for i = 1, 2, 3,..., n.

. . . . . a. Show that $$\displaystyle E(Y_i^2\, /\, \sigma^2)\, =\, 1$$

. . . . . b. Show that $$\displaystyle W\, =\, (1/\sigma^2)\, \sum_{i=1}^n\, Y_i^2$$ is distributed $$\displaystyle \chi_n^2$$

. . . . . c. Show that $$\displaystyle E(W)\, =\, n.$$ [Hint: Use your answer to (a).]

. . . . . d . Show that $$\displaystyle V\, =\, Y_i\, /\, \sqrt{\dfrac{\sum_{i=1}^n\, Y_i^2}{n\, -\, 1}\,}$$ is distributed $$\displaystyle t_{n-1}$$

The painful part is, I don't even know how and where to start. It'll be great if anyone of you could help me out. I've spend like hours looking through the textbook and internet for solution but to no avail.

P.S: I've just started my term and my professor hasn't been teaching much.

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#### tkhunny

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I was reading through my textbook and I could not solve any of these questions.

2.24 Suppose Yi is distributed i.i.d. $$\displaystyle N(0,\, \sigma^2)$$ for i = 1, 2, 3,..., n.

. . . . . a. Show that $$\displaystyle E(Y_i^2\, /\, \sigma^2)\, =\, 1$$

. . . . . b. Show that $$\displaystyle W\, =\, (1/\sigma^2)\, \sum_{i=1}^n\, Y_i^2$$ is distributed $$\displaystyle \chi_n^2$$

. . . . . c. Show that $$\displaystyle E(W)\, =\, n.$$ [Hint: Use your answer to (a).]

. . . . . d . Show that $$\displaystyle V\, =\, Y_i\, /\, \sqrt{\dfrac{\sum_{i=1}^n\, Y_i^2}{n\, -\, 1}\,}$$ is distributed $$\displaystyle t_{n-1}$$

The painful part is, I don't even know how and where to start. It'll be great if anyone of you could help me out. I've spend like hours looking through the textbook and internet for solution but to no avail.
You should select a methods of comparison. Find the fundamental equation of the starting distribution and the terminal distribution. Do they have the same moments? Can you transform one integral into the other? Give it a go!

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