Chapter 2: Problem 7
If the correlation coefficient \(\rho\) of \(X\) and \(Y\) exists, show that \(-1 \leq \rho \leq 1\). Hint: Consider the discriminant of the nonnegative quadratic function $$h(v)=E\left\\{\left[\left(X-\mu_{1}\right)+v\left(Y-\mu_{2}\right)\right]^{2}\right\\}$$ where \(v\) is real and is not a function of \(X\) nor of \(Y\).
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