Practice Independence and Marginals - 15.8 | 15. Marginal Distributions | Mathematics - iii (Differential Calculus) - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

Define independence between two random variables.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how one variable's value affects another.

Question 2

Easy

What is a marginal distribution?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how to isolate one variable from a joint distribution.

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Question 1

What does it mean for two variables to be independent?

  • They are always the same
  • Knowing one gives no information about the other
  • They depend on each other

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the definition of independence.

Question 2

If f(x, y) = f(x) * f(y), what does that indicate?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look at the properties of joint distributions.

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Question 1

You have two random variables: X, representing the time taken to finish a project, and Y, representing the number of meetings held. If their joint pdf is given, explain how you would prove or disprove their independence.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on how the integration works.

Question 2

A communication engineer observes that signal strength and background noise behave independently based on their joint distribution. Describe the analysis process using independence.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What do you compare to check independence?

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