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Assume that the joint
1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
2 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.02 |
3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.27 |
What are the probability distribution of X and Y? Are they independent?
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Since ,the joint probability distribution of X and Y is given by,
1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
1 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.36 |
2 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.32 |
3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
Total | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
Our aim is to find the probability distribution of X and Y.
Are X and Y independent ?
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