Three fair coins are tossed. Let X denote the number of heads on the first two coins and let Y denote the number of tails on the last two coins.

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Three fair coins are tossed. Let X denote the number of heads on the first two coins and let Y
denote the number of tails on the last two coins.
c) Find Cov(X,Y).
d) Are X, Y independent? Justify your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:Three fair coins are tossed. Let X denote the number of heads on the first two coins and let Y denote the number of tails on the last two coins. c) Find Cov(X,Y). d) Are X, Y independent? Justify your answer.
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