Thread: Regression: Showing Xs in a simple linear model are linearly independent in L2

Let X ~ exp(1), Y=e^-X and consider the simple linear model , where .
Demonstrate that 1, X, X² are linearly independent in L₂.
It also gives a hint: exp(1) = G(1), (gamma distribution with p=1)

I'm not sure how to show linear independence in L₂ , I'm not even quite sure what L₂ means exactly. Would showing Cov(1,X) = Cov(X,X^2) = Cov(1,X^2) = 0 be enough for linear independence? I'm also no sure how to use the hint..

Hey chewitard.

Do your notes or textbooks say anything about L^2? Is this the Lebesgue space for L^2?

You might want to see if this is the case and check the following:

Lp space - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia