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For jointly distributed random variables X,Y: Cov(X,Y) = 0 implies:

Answer: X and Y are uncorrelated.

  • A X and Y are independent
  • B X and Y are uncorrelated
  • C X and Y are negatively correlated
  • D X = Y

Correct answer: B. X and Y are uncorrelated

Explanation: Cov(X,Y) = 0 means uncorrelated but not necessarily independent (unless jointly normal). Independence implies Cov=0 but not vice versa.

UABA and BA onlyB onlyOutside both circles: complement of (A union B)

Venn diagram of the universal set U with events A and B, showing the intersection (A and B), the parts unique to each event, and the complement region outside both.

Concept context

Chance, events, conditional probability, and Bayes theorem

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