[944] MSCF994 HW question

[Gautam Iyer]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 04:15:09PM -0400, Hao Wen wrote:

> For question 5(c) can I assume Xm and Xn are independent? So that
> P(Xm, Xn) = p(Xm)P(Xn)?

You are not given that they are independent. (Checking that they are
independent boils down to doing the calculation you are asked in this
part.)

Quick reminder -- please send all math questions to the whole list, or
to the discussion list, and not to me alone.

GI

PS: Scanned notes from yesterdays lecture are online. I might need 5
    mins extra at the end of Wednesdays lecture as well.

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