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Covariance: Statistical Dependence

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MICRO-110: Probability & statistics for engineers

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This lecture introduces the concept of statistical dependence by exploring how different variables, such as height and weight in a class or IQ, can be related to each other. The instructor explains how to determine if variables are statistically dependent or independent using covariance, a metric that estimates the degree of independence between two variables.

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Vivek Subramanian

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