Timeline for PMF of $aX_1 + bX_2$ (Bernoulli)
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Oct 12, 2020 at 23:48 | vote | accept | displayname | ||
Oct 12, 2020 at 23:48 | answer | added | displayname | timeline score: 1 | |
Oct 11, 2020 at 2:10 | comment | added | kjetil b halvorsen♦ | You can also selfanswer so the post does not linger on as unanswered! | |
Oct 10, 2020 at 20:33 | comment | added | displayname | I guess I was really not concentrated, I solved it. I will then accept any answer confirming my result :) | |
Oct 10, 2020 at 20:23 | history | edited | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Oct 10, 2020 at 20:15 | history | edited | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Oct 10, 2020 at 19:35 | comment | added | whuber♦ | Keep checking the calculation: your probabilities sum to more than $1.$ Creating a table (there are only four possibilities) is a helpful way to keep track of things. | |
Oct 10, 2020 at 19:22 | history | edited | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Oct 10, 2020 at 19:17 | comment | added | displayname | okay thank you I almost got it, I edited my question | |
Oct 10, 2020 at 19:15 | history | edited | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
improved computations
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Oct 10, 2020 at 18:06 | history | edited | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
simplified question
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Oct 10, 2020 at 17:28 | history | edited | develarist | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Oct 10, 2020 at 17:23 | comment | added | whuber♦ | Check your computation of $\Pr(Z=a)$ etc. Your statement about the "convolution" makes little sense because its meaning changes according to the signs and magnitudes of $a$ and $b.$ | |
Oct 10, 2020 at 17:05 | history | asked | displayname | CC BY-SA 4.0 |