Show that, if X1 and X2 are independent random variables with geometric distributions of a parameter p, then Y = X1 + X2 has a negative binomial distribution with parameters p and k = 2.

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Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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Show that, if X1 and X2 are independent random variables with geometric distributions of a
parameter p, then Y = X1 + X2 has a negative binomial distribution with parameters p and
k = 2.

Show that, if X₁ and X₂ are independent random variables with geometric distributions of a
parameter p, then Y = X₁ + X₂ has a negative binomial distribution with parameters p and
Transcribed Image Text:Show that, if X₁ and X₂ are independent random variables with geometric distributions of a parameter p, then Y = X₁ + X₂ has a negative binomial distribution with parameters p and
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