Q 2.12

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  1. vidhya36

    vidhya36 Very Active Member

    In Chapter 2, Q 2.12:

    Why the covariance of (X(t), X(t+s)-X(t)) is 0?
     
    Last edited: May 20, 2015
  2. KeyurShah

    KeyurShah Member

    The definition of a Poisson Process involves the statement: It has independent increments.

    Thus, X(t+s)-X(t) being an increment of the process, is independent of all the past of the process upto and including time 't'. This makes it independent of X(t). The covariance of two independent variables is zero. Hence, the result.
     
  3. vidhya36

    vidhya36 Very Active Member

    Thank you.
     

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