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Hello,
If they're independent, X-Y will indeed be a normal distribution.
Now some properties... :
if they're independent. If not, you'll have to introduce the covariance (check your lessons)
So Var(X-Y)=Var(X)+Var(Y), if they're independent. Note that the variance is always positive !
Yes X and Y are independent. So would it just be= .06 and
= |.0002-.0003|? To add more information to this, X is the diameter of a metal pipe and the Y is the diameter of a pipe clamp so the X must fit inside Y. I'm also trying to figure out the probability that the pipe will fit inside the clamp.
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