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A joint density example I

Let \( (X,Y) \) have joint density \(f(x,y)=x e^{-x-y}\) when \(x,y>0\) and \(f(x,y)=0\) elsewhere. Are \(X\) and \(Y\) independent ?

 

[Meester ex 5.12.30]

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