Two Random Variables X and Y Are Independently Distributed If $\mid X$

question 56

Multiple Choice

Two random variables X and Y are independently distributed if all of the following conditions hold, with the exception of

• A)Pr(Y = y \(\mid X\) = x)= Pr(Y = y).
• B)knowing the value of one of the variables provides no information about the other.
• C)if the conditional distribution of Y given X equals the marginal distribution of Y.
• D)E(Y)= E[E(Y \(\mid X\) )].

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