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Suppose that the number of plants of a particular type
Chapter 4, Problem 34E(choose chapter or problem)
Suppose that the number of plants of a particular type found in a rectangular sampling region (called a quadrat by ecologists) in a certain geographic area is an rv X with pmf Is E(X) finite? Justify your answer (this is another distribution that statisticians would call heavy-tailed).
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Suppose that the number of plants of a particular type found in a rectangular sampling region (called a quadrat by ecologists) in a certain geographic area is an rv X with pmf Is E(X) finite? Justify your answer (this is another distribution that statisticians would call heavy-tailed).
ANSWER:Answer : Step 1 : Suppose that the number of plants of a particular type found in a rectangular sampling region (called a quadrat by ecol