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.