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If $X \sim \text{exponential}(1)$

I need to proof, using transformation method, that

$Y = \dfrac{\sum_{i=1}^{\alpha}X_i}{\sum_{i=1}^{\alpha+\beta}X_i} \sim Beta(\alpha, \beta)$

I know that $\sum_{i=1}^{\alpha}X_i\sim$ Gamma$(\alpha, 1)$ and $\sum_{i=1}^{\alpha+\beta}X_i\sim$ Gamma$(\alpha+\beta, 1)$, but I can't proof that Y follows Beta using transformation method. Can anyone help?

Rebeca
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