单选题 In addition to the usual parameters that describe a normal distribution, to completely describe 10 random variables, a multivariate normal distribution requires knowing the:

A、

A. 45 correlations.
B、

B. overall correlation.
C、

C. 10 correlations.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】The number of correlations in a multivariate normal distribution of n variables is computed by the formula ((n)×(n-1))/2, in this ease (10×9)/2=45.