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Statistics for Data Science II · Quiz 2 · 16 Aug 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 15: Find the moment generating function (MGF) of , where .

Question 15

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Let

. Define a centralised random variable where . Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Let

Find the moment generating function (MGF) of , where

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Find the moment generating function (MGF) of , where
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Question 15 of 26 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science II (Stats 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Aug 2026, in the May 2026 term (Statistics2 14 Aug 26). It carries 3 marks.

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