kb:uncorrelatedness_independence

Uncorrelatedness and independence

Two random variables X and Y are independent if their joint PDF fXY(x,y) can be separated into a product of their individual PDFs:

fXY(x,y)=fX(x)fY(y)

For any functions g(˙) and h(˙):

E[g(X)h(Y)]=E[g(X)]E[h(Y)]

Two random variables X and Y are independent if:

E[XY]=E[X]E[Y]

Alternatively:

Cov(X,Y)=0

Independence implies uncorrelatedness, but uncorrelatedness does not imply independence.

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