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In a game of throwing a coin three times in succession, let’s denote the number of heads obtained in the first two trials as X, and the number of heads obtined ini the 3rd trial as Y. 1) Are X and Y independent of each other? 2) Let’s say that the total number of heads obtained by tossing coin three times is denoted as Z. Are Y and Z independent of each other?

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          In a game of throwing a coin three times in succession, let’s denote the number of heads obtained in the first two trials as X, and the number of heads obtined ini the 3rd trial as Y. 
1) Are X and Y independent of each other?
2) Let’s say that the total number of heads obtained by tossing coin three times is denoted as Z. Are Y and Z independent of each other?

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In a game of throwing a coin three times in succession, let’s denote the number of heads obtained in the first two trials as X, and the number of heads obtined ini the 3rd trial as Y. 1) Are X and Y independent of each other? 2) Let’s say that the total number of heads obtained by tossing coin three times is denoted as Z. Are Y and Z independent of each other?