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Give an example of two random variables $X$ and $Y$ such that $E(X Y) \neq E(X) E(Y)$. Here $X Y$ is the random variable with $(X Y)(s)=X(s) Y(s)$.
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Step 1: Choose two independent discrete random variables $X$ and $Y$ with non-zero means. Show more…
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