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statistical dependence

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noun

  1. a condition in which two random variables are not independent. X and Y are positively dependent if the conditional probability, P ( X | Y ), of X given Y is greater than the probability, P ( X ), of X, or equivalently if P ( X&Y ) > P ( X ). P ( Y ). They are negatively dependent if the inequalities are reversed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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