8.4. Suppose that two random variables X and Y have a joint PDF fX,Y(x,y) that is constant in the shaded region shown in Figure P8.4, and zero elsewhere:
(a) Make fully labeled sketches of the densities fX(x) and fY|X(y | 1/3).
(b) Are X and Y statistically independent? Explain.
(c) Determine and make a fully labeled sketch (as a function of x) of Ĺ´MMSE(X), the MMSE estimator of Y based on observing X.
(d) To evaluate how well your estimator from (c) will perform on average, determine the mean square error e^2 and the bias b associated with the estimator:
e^2 = E [(Ĺ´MMSE(X) - Y)^2], and b = E [Ĺ´MMSE(X) - Y],
where the expectation is over X and Y jointly.
(e) Determine Ĺ´LMMSE(X), the linear MMSE estimator of Y, and its associated MMSE.