Chapter 5 Joint Probability Distributions and Random Samples Jointly Distributed Random Variables.2 - Expected Values, Covariance, and Correlation.3 - Statistics and Their Distributions.4 - The Distribution of the Sample Mean.5 - The Distribution of a Linear Combination
Variance: PARAMETERS Mean: Proof: See PowerPoint section 3.3-cont’d, slide 18, for discrete X. REVIEW POWERPOINT SECTION “3.3-CONT’D” FOR PROPERTIES OF EXPECTED VALUE Variance of a random variable measures how it varies about its mean.
Variances: PARAMETERS Means: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Proof: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Var(X) Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Covariance: … but what does it mean???? Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
In a uniform population, each of the points {(1,1), (1, 2),…, (5, 5)} has the same density. A scatterplot would reveal no particular association between X and Y. In fact, X and Y are statistically independent! Example: It is easy to see that Cov(X, Y) = 0. Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Fill in the table so that X and Y are statistically independent. Then show that Cov(X, Y) = 0. Exercise: THEOREM. THEOREM. If X and Y are statistically independent, then Cov(X, Y) = 0. However, the converse does not necessarily hold! Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? Exception: The Bivariate Normal Distribution
Example: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Example: As X increases, Y also has a tendency to increase; thus, X and Y are said to be positively correlated. Likewise, two negatively correlated variables have a tendency for Y to decrease as X increases. The simplest mathematical object to have this property is a straight line. Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured?
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Always between –1 and +1 (“rho”) Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? Linear Correlation Coefficient:
PARAMETERS Linear Correlation Coefficient: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? linear ρ measures the strength of linear association between X and Y. Always between –1 and +1.
Linear Correlation Coefficient: positive linear correlation negative linear correlation Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? PARAMETERS weak moderate strong IQ vs. Head circumference
Linear Correlation Coefficient: positive linear correlation negative linear correlation Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? PARAMETERS weak moderate strong Body Temp vs. Age
A strong positive correlation exists between ice cream sales and drowning. Cause & Effect? Linear Correlation Coefficient: positive linear correlation negative linear correlation Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? PARAMETERS weak moderate strong Profit vs. Price A strong positive correlation exists between ice cream sales and drowning. Cause & Effect? NOT LIKELY… “Temp ( F)” is a confounding variable.
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? Proof: See text, p. 240
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? Proof: (WLOG)
Variances: Covariance: PARAMETERS Means: Is there an association between X and Y, and if so, how is it measured? (WLOG) If X and Y are independent, then Cov(X, Y) = 0. Proof: Exercise (HW problem) If X and Y are independent, then