Probability And Statistical Inference (10th Edition)
Probability And Statistical Inference (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780135189399
Author: Robert V. Hogg, Elliot Tanis, Dale Zimmerman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 9E

Let the joint pmf of X and Y be f ( x ,   y ) = 1 4 ( x , y ) S   = { ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 1 , 1 ) , ( 1 , 1 ) , ( 2 , 0 ) } .

(a) Are X and Y independent’

(b) Calculate Cov(X, Y) and p.

This exercise also illustrates the fact that dependent random variables can have a correlation coefficient of zero.

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Probability And Statistical Inference (10th Edition)

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