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a. Compute E(Y ).
b. The unemployment rate is the fraction of the labor force that is unemployed. Show that the unemployment rate is given by 1-E(Y ).
c. Calculate E(Y|X = 1) and E(Y |X = 0)
e. A randomly selected member of this population reports being unemployed. What is the probability
that this work is a college graduate? A non-college graduate?
f. Are education achievement and employment status independent? Explain.
g. find the covariance and correlation of X and Y

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Table 1: Joint Distribution of Employment status and College Graduation in the U.S. Population Aged 25-64, 1990
Unemployed (Y = 0) Employed (Y = 1) Total
Non-college grads (X=0) 0.045 0.709 0.754
College grads (X=1) 0.005 0.241 0.246
Total 0.050 0.950 1.000

a. Compute E(Y ).
Lets denote joint probability distribution by Pj
E(Y) = [0 * Pj(Y=0) ] + [1 * Pj(Y=1)]
= (0 * 0.050) + (1* 0.950)
= 0.950
b. The unemployment rate is the fraction of the labor force that is unemployed. Show that the unemployment rate is given by 1-E(Y ...

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