Suppose that X1 and X2 are independent random variables and that Xi has the Poisson distribution with mean i (i 1, 2) For each fixed value of k (k 1, 2, ), determine the conditional distribution of X1 given that X1 X2 k ...

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Suppose that X1 and X2 are independent random variables and that Xi has the Poisson distribution with

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Suppose that X1 and X2 are independent random variables and that Xi has the Poisson with mean λi (i = 1, 2). For each fixed value of k (k = 1, 2, . . .), determine the conditional of X1 given that X1 + X2 = k.
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