Covariance of coordinates at eight equally spaced angles
Question
An angle is chosen uniformly from the eight values , and we set , . Find .
Short answer
. By symmetry , and because sums to zero over these points. and are uncorrelated yet clearly dependent, since .
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- Covariance and Correlation
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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