Probability Density Function - Products and Quotients of Independent Random Variables

Products and Quotients of Independent Random Variables

See also: Product distribution and Ratio distribution

Given two independent random variables U and V, each of which has a probability density function, the density of the product Y=UV and quotient Y=U/V can be computed by a change of variables.

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