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Uniform split of a random total
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Uniform split of a random total
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-09-24
Let
X
≥
0
have
density
g
, let
U
be independent and uniform on
[
0
,
1
]
, and
set
Y
=
X
U
,
Z
=
X
(
1
−
U
)
.
(1)
Then
f
Y
,
Z
(
y
,
z
)
=
y
+
z
g
(
y
+
z
)
1
{
y
,
z
≥
0
}
,
f
Y
(
y
)
=
f
Z
(
y
)
=
∫
y
∞
t
g
(
t
)
d
t
.
(2)
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