The joint probability mass function p(x,y) of X and Y is defined as follows: p(0,0)=0.5 p(1,0)=0.2 p(0,1)=0.2 p(1,1)=0.1 a) What is the covariance between X and Y? b) What is the correlation coefficient of X and Y? c) Are X and Y are dependent? What about are X and Y are uncorrelated?

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The joint probability mass function p(x,y) of X and Y is defined as follows:

p(0,0)=0.5
p(1,0)=0.2
p(0,1)=0.2
p(1,1)=0.1

a) What is the covariance between X and Y?

b) What is the correlation coefficient of X and Y?

c) Are X and Y are dependent? What about are X and Y are uncorrelated?

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