Let $Y_n = X_n + X_{n+1}$ and $T_n = frac{1}{n} sum_{i=1}^n Y_i$. I want to find $Var[T_n]$












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Let $Y_n = X_n + X_{n+1}$ with $X_n$ ~ Bernoulli$(p)$ independent and identically distributed. Let $T_n = frac{1}{n} sum_{i=1}^n Y_i$. I want to find $Var[T_n]$.



This is what I have done so far:



I know that $Y_n$ ~ Bin(2,p). Then I can write this:



$$ Var[T_n] = Var[frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n Y_i]= frac{1}{n^2}Var[sum_{i=1}^n Y_i] =$$



$$=frac{1}{n^2}sum_{i=1}^nVar[ Y_i] = frac{1}{n^2}*n* 2p(1-p) $$



However, the result should actually contain a $frac{2n-1}{n^2}$. Can somebody point out my mistake?










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    The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
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Let $Y_n = X_n + X_{n+1}$ with $X_n$ ~ Bernoulli$(p)$ independent and identically distributed. Let $T_n = frac{1}{n} sum_{i=1}^n Y_i$. I want to find $Var[T_n]$.



This is what I have done so far:



I know that $Y_n$ ~ Bin(2,p). Then I can write this:



$$ Var[T_n] = Var[frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n Y_i]= frac{1}{n^2}Var[sum_{i=1}^n Y_i] =$$



$$=frac{1}{n^2}sum_{i=1}^nVar[ Y_i] = frac{1}{n^2}*n* 2p(1-p) $$



However, the result should actually contain a $frac{2n-1}{n^2}$. Can somebody point out my mistake?










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  • $begingroup$
    The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
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    – saz
    Jan 4 at 19:57














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Let $Y_n = X_n + X_{n+1}$ with $X_n$ ~ Bernoulli$(p)$ independent and identically distributed. Let $T_n = frac{1}{n} sum_{i=1}^n Y_i$. I want to find $Var[T_n]$.



This is what I have done so far:



I know that $Y_n$ ~ Bin(2,p). Then I can write this:



$$ Var[T_n] = Var[frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n Y_i]= frac{1}{n^2}Var[sum_{i=1}^n Y_i] =$$



$$=frac{1}{n^2}sum_{i=1}^nVar[ Y_i] = frac{1}{n^2}*n* 2p(1-p) $$



However, the result should actually contain a $frac{2n-1}{n^2}$. Can somebody point out my mistake?










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Let $Y_n = X_n + X_{n+1}$ with $X_n$ ~ Bernoulli$(p)$ independent and identically distributed. Let $T_n = frac{1}{n} sum_{i=1}^n Y_i$. I want to find $Var[T_n]$.



This is what I have done so far:



I know that $Y_n$ ~ Bin(2,p). Then I can write this:



$$ Var[T_n] = Var[frac{1}{n}sum_{i=1}^n Y_i]= frac{1}{n^2}Var[sum_{i=1}^n Y_i] =$$



$$=frac{1}{n^2}sum_{i=1}^nVar[ Y_i] = frac{1}{n^2}*n* 2p(1-p) $$



However, the result should actually contain a $frac{2n-1}{n^2}$. Can somebody point out my mistake?







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  • $begingroup$
    The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
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    – saz
    Jan 4 at 19:57


















  • $begingroup$
    The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
    $endgroup$
    – saz
    Jan 4 at 19:57
















$begingroup$
The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
$endgroup$
– saz
Jan 4 at 19:57




$begingroup$
The random variables $Y_i$ are not independent and therefore $text{var}(sum_{i} Y_i) = sum_i text{var}(Y_i)$ fails to hold true.
$endgroup$
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  • Consider $Var[T_n] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}sumlimits_{i=1}^n Y_iright] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}left(X_1+X_{n+1}+sumlimits_{i=2}^n 2X_iright)right]$ where the $X_i$s are independent







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    • The $Y_i$s are not independent so you cannot just sum their variances


    • Consider $Var[T_n] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}sumlimits_{i=1}^n Y_iright] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}left(X_1+X_{n+1}+sumlimits_{i=2}^n 2X_iright)right]$ where the $X_i$s are independent







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      • The $Y_i$s are not independent so you cannot just sum their variances


      • Consider $Var[T_n] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}sumlimits_{i=1}^n Y_iright] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}left(X_1+X_{n+1}+sumlimits_{i=2}^n 2X_iright)right]$ where the $X_i$s are independent







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        • The $Y_i$s are not independent so you cannot just sum their variances


        • Consider $Var[T_n] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}sumlimits_{i=1}^n Y_iright] = Varleft[frac{1}{n}left(X_1+X_{n+1}+sumlimits_{i=2}^n 2X_iright)right]$ where the $X_i$s are independent







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