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Joint Distributions #
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Distributions over multiple random variables. Marginal and conditional.
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Core Concepts #
- -Joint distribution: a single function/measure assigning probability or density to each tuple of outcomes for multiple random variables
- -Marginal distribution: the distribution of a subset of variables obtained by summing or integrating out the others
- -Conditional distribution: the distribution of one variable (or subset) given fixed values of the others
Key Symbols & Notation #
p_{X,Y}(x,y) (joint pmf/pdf)p_{X|Y}(x|y) (conditional pmf/pdf)
Essential Relationships #
- -Factorization/marginalization identity: p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_{X|Y}(x|y) * p_Y(y); marginals obtained by summing/integrating the joint, and Bayes' rule follows by algebraic rearrangement
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Common Distributions6 atomsMultivariable Calculus6 atoms
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All Concepts (16) #
- Joint probability mass function (joint PMF): probability assigned to each pair of discrete outcomes (X=x, Y=y).
- Joint probability density function (joint PDF): density over pairs of continuous values (X=x, Y=y).
- Joint cumulative distribution function (joint CDF): function giving P(X <= x and Y <= y).
- Support of a joint distribution: the set of value pairs (x,y) where the joint PMF/PDF is positive or nonzero.
- Normalization of joint distributions: the sum (discrete) or integral (continuous) of the joint over its support equals 1.
- Marginal distribution obtained by summing or integrating the joint over the other variable(s) to get the distribution of a subset.
- Conditional distribution of one variable given another, defined from the joint and marginal (for events with positive marginal probability/density).
- Marginalization as projection: computing marginals by integrating/summing out unwanted variables (viewed geometrically as projection onto axes).
- Law of total probability expressed via conditional distributions for computing marginals from conditionals.
- Bayes rule in the joint/conditional setting: updating between conditional and marginal distributions.
- Independence of random variables defined in terms of the joint distribution factorizing into the product of marginals.
- Consequences of independence: conditional equals marginal, factorization test, and simplifications for expectations and variances.
- Joint distributions over more than two variables and marginalizing over arbitrary subsets (multivariate joint distributions).
- Expectation of functions of multiple variables: computing E[g(X,Y,...)] via multiple sums/integrals of g times the joint.
- Relationship between joint CDF and joint PDF/PMF: differentiation (for continuous) or differences (for discrete) produce joint density/mass.
- Support constraints and conditional support: conditioning can restrict the domain where conditional distributions are defined.
Teaching Strategy #
Multi-session curriculum - substantial prior knowledge and complex material. Use mastery gates and deliberate practice.
Most real-world uncertainty is not about one variable at a time. Weather affects demand; demand affects price; price affects sales. Joint distributions are the language that lets you assign probabilities to these tuples of outcomes—and then extract the pieces you care about via marginals and conditionals.
TL;DR:
A joint distribution p_{X,Y}(x,y) assigns probability (discrete) or density (continuous) to pairs (x,y). Marginals come from summing/integrating out the other variable, e.g. p_X(x) = ∑_y p_{X,Y}(x,y) or f_X(x) = ∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dy. Conditionals come from “renormalizing a slice,” e.g. p_{X|Y}(x|y) = p_{X,Y}(x,y)/p_Y(y) (when p_Y(y) > 0). Independence is the special case p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_X(x)p_Y(y).
What Is a Joint Distribution? #
Why we need it #
Single-variable distributions (Bernoulli, Poisson, Normal, …) answer questions like “How likely is X = 3?” But many systems involve multiple random variables simultaneously.
Examples:
- •X = number of visitors to a website, Y = number of purchases.
- •X = a patient’s test result, Y = underlying condition.
- •X = temperature, Y = electricity demand.
To model relationships, we need a distribution over tuples of outcomes.
Definition (discrete) #
Let X and Y be discrete random variables. The joint pmf is
p_{X,Y}(x,y) = P(X = x, Y = y).
It must satisfy:
- •Nonnegativity: p_{X,Y}(x,y) ≥ 0
- •Normalization:
∑_x ∑_y p_{X,Y}(x,y) = 1
Think of p_{X,Y} as a table: rows are x values, columns are y values, and each cell is the probability of that pair.
Definition (continuous) #
If X and Y are continuous, we use a joint pdf f_{X,Y}(x,y) such that probability is obtained by integrating over regions:
P((X,Y) ∈ A) = ∬_A f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy.
Requirements:
- •f_{X,Y}(x,y) ≥ 0
- •∬_{ℝ²} f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy = 1
Crucial subtlety: For continuous variables, f_{X,Y}(x,y) is a density, not a probability. So P(X = x, Y = y) = 0 for exact points, even though f_{X,Y}(x,y) can be positive.
Support (where the mass/density lives) #
A joint distribution often only assigns nonzero probability/density on a particular set:
- •Discrete: a set of pairs (x,y)
- •Continuous: a region in the plane
For example, if X is uniform on [0,1] and Y = 1 − X, then (X,Y) lies only on the line y = 1 − x. This is a joint distribution, but it’s not a regular 2D pdf (it’s “singular” on a line). In this lesson we focus on standard pmfs and pdfs where the formulas below apply cleanly.
Joint CDF as an alternative #
Another way to specify the joint distribution is the joint CDF:
F_{X,Y}(x,y) = P(X ≤ x, Y ≤ y).
For continuous distributions, you can (when differentiable) recover the joint pdf via partial derivatives:
f_{X,Y}(x,y) = ∂²/∂x∂y F_{X,Y}(x,y).
This connects joint distributions to multivariable calculus: joint CDFs are like “accumulated volume,” joint pdfs are like “density per unit area.”
A mental model #
- •Joint pmf/pdf: “How likely is each pair (x,y)?”
- •Marginal: “What do I believe about X alone?”
- •Conditional: “Given I learned Y = y, what do I believe about X now?”
Those last two are the real workhorses—and they both come directly from the joint.
Core Mechanic 1: Marginal Distributions (Sum/Integrate Out Variables) #
Why marginals matter #
Even if you build a full model of (X,Y), you frequently need statements about just one variable:
- •“What is the distribution of demand X regardless of price Y?”
- •“What’s the probability Y exceeds a threshold, regardless of X?”
Marginals let you ignore variables by aggregating over all their possible values.
Discrete marginals #
Starting from p_{X,Y}(x,y), the marginal pmfs are
p_X(x) = ∑_y p_{X,Y}(x,y)
p_Y(y) = ∑_x p_{X,Y}(x,y).
Interpretation: Fix x and add up the probabilities of all pairs (x,y) across all y.
This is literally the “row sum” (or “column sum”) of the joint table.
Continuous marginals #
From a joint pdf f_{X,Y}(x,y), the marginal pdfs are
f_X(x) = ∫_{−∞}^{∞} f_{X,Y}(x,y) dy
f_Y(y) = ∫_{−∞}^{∞} f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx.
Interpretation: Fix x and integrate the density along the vertical line at that x.
Regions and supports #
In practice, the integration limits often come from the support.
Example: Suppose f_{X,Y}(x,y) = c on the triangle 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 − x (and 0 otherwise). Then
- •For a given x ∈ [0,1], y ranges from 0 to 1 − x.
So
f_X(x) = ∫_0^{1−x} c dy = c(1 − x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
The lesson: marginalization is conceptually simple, but you must be careful about the geometry of where the joint density is nonzero.
A table viewpoint (discrete) #
If you have a joint pmf table, marginals are easy bookkeeping.
| x \ y | y₁ | y₂ | y₃ | p_X(x) |
|---|
| x₁ | p(x₁,y₁) | p(x₁,y₂) | p(x₁,y₃) | row sum |
| x₂ | p(x₂,y₁) | p(x₂,y₂) | p(x₂,y₃) | row sum |
| p_Y(y) | col sum | col sum | col sum | 1 |
The bottom-right cell becomes 1 because the whole table sums to 1.
From marginals to probabilities #
Once you have marginals, you can compute 1D probabilities:
- •Discrete: P(X ∈ S) = ∑_{x∈S} p_X(x)
- •Continuous: P(a ≤ X ≤ b) = ∫_a^b f_X(x) dx
Marginalization generalizes #
For more variables, the idea is identical.
If you have p_{X,Y,Z}(x,y,z), then
p_{X,Y}(x,y) = ∑_z p_{X,Y,Z}(x,y,z)
and similarly for continuous with integrals.
This “sum/integrate out what you don’t need” pattern will show up everywhere later (Bayes nets, latent-variable models, expectation-maximization, variational inference).
Core Mechanic 2: Conditional Distributions (Normalize a Slice) #
Why conditionals matter #
Information changes beliefs. If you observe Y = y, your uncertainty about X should typically shrink or shift.
Conditional distributions formalize this update.
Discrete conditional pmf #
If p_Y(y) > 0, define
p_{X|Y}(x|y) = P(X = x | Y = y) = p_{X,Y}(x,y) / p_Y(y).
This is the key identity:
- •The joint splits into “marginal × conditional”:
p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_{X|Y}(x|y) p_Y(y).
Continuous conditional density #
For continuous variables, we use conditional densities (informally, “density of X given Y = y”):
f_{X|Y}(x|y) = f_{X,Y}(x,y) / f_Y(y), when f_Y(y) > 0.
And similarly
f_{X,Y}(x,y) = f_{X|Y}(x|y) f_Y(y).
“Normalize a slice” intuition #
Fix y.
- •The function x ↦ f_{X,Y}(x,y) is a slice of the joint density.
- •Its total mass in x is f_Y(y):
f_Y(y) = ∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx.
So dividing by f_Y(y) forces the slice to integrate to 1:
∫ f_{X|Y}(x|y) dx
= ∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y)/f_Y(y) dx
= (1/f_Y(y)) ∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx
= (1/f_Y(y)) f_Y(y)
= 1.
That’s what a conditional density is: the renormalized slice.
Once you accept
p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_{X|Y}(x|y)p_Y(y) = p_{Y|X}(y|x)p_X(x),
you can equate them to get Bayes’ rule:
p_{X|Y}(x|y) = p_{Y|X}(y|x) p_X(x) / p_Y(y).
And the denominator is just a marginalization:
p_Y(y) = ∑_x p_{Y|X}(y|x)p_X(x) (discrete)
f_Y(y) = ∫ f_{Y|X}(y|x) f_X(x) dx (continuous).
So “Bayes” is not a separate topic from joint distributions—it’s a rearrangement of the joint.
Independence as a special structure #
X and Y are independent if learning Y tells you nothing about X:
p_{X|Y}(x|y) = p_X(x) for all x,y with p_Y(y) > 0.
Equivalent factorizations:
p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_X(x)p_Y(y)
f_{X,Y}(x,y) = f_X(x)f_Y(y).
Independence is strong. Many variables are not independent, but may still be uncorrelated or weakly dependent. Later nodes (covariance/correlation, mutual information) quantify dependence in different ways.
Chain rule for more variables #
For three variables (X,Y,Z), the joint can be factored as
p_{X,Y,Z}(x,y,z)
= p_{X|Y,Z}(x|y,z) p_{Y|Z}(y|z) p_Z(z).
More generally, for X₁,…,X_n:
p(x₁,…,x_n) = ∏_{i=1}^n p(x_i | x₁,…,x_{i−1}).
This is not “assumptions”—it’s always true when the conditionals exist. Assumptions enter when you simplify the conditionals (e.g., Markov properties).
Application/Connection: Using Joints to Compute Probabilities, Expectations, and Dependence #
Computing probabilities of events #
With a joint distribution, probabilities of events about (X,Y) become sums/integrals over regions.
Discrete:
P((X,Y) ∈ A) = ∑_{(x,y)∈A} p_{X,Y}(x,y).
Continuous:
P((X,Y) ∈ A) = ∬_A f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy.
This is often the cleanest way to solve problems like P(X + Y ≤ 1) or P(X ≤ Y).
Expectation with a joint #
Many quantities of interest are functions g(X,Y). The expected value is
E[g(X,Y)] = ∑_x ∑_y g(x,y) p_{X,Y}(x,y) (discrete)
E[g(X,Y)] = ∬ g(x,y) f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy (continuous).
Special cases:
- •E[X] = ∬ x f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy
- •E[XY] = ∬ xy f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy
A key identity (law of total expectation) links conditionals back to marginals:
E[X] = E[E[X|Y]].
You can see it directly in the discrete case:
E[E[X|Y]]
= ∑_y E[X|Y=y] p_Y(y)
= ∑_y (∑_x x p_{X|Y}(x|y)) p_Y(y)
= ∑_y ∑_x x (p_{X,Y}(x,y)/p_Y(y)) p_Y(y)
= ∑_x ∑_y x p_{X,Y}(x,y)
= E[X].
This is one of the most useful “bridge” theorems in probability.
Dependence: beyond independence #
Independence is all-or-nothing. In practice you often ask: “How dependent are X and Y?”
Two major upcoming tools depend on joints:
| Tool | What it measures | Needs from joints |
|---|
| Covariance/correlation | Linear relationship via E[XY] − E[X]E[Y] | Joint moments like E[XY] |
| Mutual information | Any statistical dependence via KL divergence / entropies | p_{X,Y}, p_X, p_Y |
Joint distributions are the raw material those measures are made from.
A geometric view for continuous joints #
For a continuous f_{X,Y}:
- •High density regions in the (x,y)-plane correspond to likely pairs.
- •Contours (level sets) show the “shape” of dependence.
- •If contours are circular (as in an isotropic Gaussian), dependence is weak.
- •If contours are elongated along a diagonal, X and Y move together.
Even before computing correlation, you can often “see” dependence from the joint density.
Practical modeling patterns #
- Start with a generative story (conditionals):
- •Choose Y ~ p_Y
- •Then choose X | Y=y ~ p_{X|Y}(
· | y)
This defines a valid joint via p_{X,Y}(x,y) = p_{X|Y}(x|y)p_Y(y).
- Or start with a joint and derive everything else:
- •Compute p_Y via marginalization
- •Compute p_{X|Y} via division
Both are common. In machine learning, you often specify p(y) and p(x|y) (mixture models, Naive Bayes), and marginalize y to get p(x).
A note on vectors and multivariate distributions #
When you have many variables, you often package them into a random vector X ∈ ℝᵈ.
- •The “joint distribution of d variables” is exactly the distribution of X.
- •A marginal corresponds to selecting some coordinates of X.
You’ll later see multivariate normals, covariance matrices, and transformations of random vectors. Joint distributions are the foundation.
Worked Examples (3) #
Discrete joint pmf → marginals → conditional pmf #
Let X ∈ {0,1} and Y ∈ {0,1,2}. Suppose the joint pmf is:
p_{X,Y}(0,0)=0.10, p(0,1)=0.20, p(0,2)=0.10,
p_{X,Y}(1,0)=0.05, p(1,1)=0.25, p(1,2)=0.30.
(1) Compute p_X and p_Y.
(2) Compute p_{X|Y}(x|1).
(3) Are X and Y independent?
(1) Compute p_X(x) by summing over y.
p_X(0) = p(0,0)+p(0,1)+p(0,2)
= 0.10 + 0.20 + 0.10
= 0.40
p_X(1) = p(1,0)+p(1,1)+p(1,2)
= 0.05 + 0.25 + 0.30
= 0.60
(1) Compute p_Y(y) by summing over x.
p_Y(0) = p(0,0)+p(1,0) = 0.10 + 0.05 = 0.15
p_Y(1) = p(0,1)+p(1,1) = 0.20 + 0.25 = 0.45
p_Y(2) = p(0,2)+p(1,2) = 0.10 + 0.30 = 0.40
Check: 0.15+0.45+0.40 = 1.00 ✓
(2) Compute p_{X|Y}(x|1) = p_{X,Y}(x,1)/p_Y(1).
p_{X|Y}(0|1) = p(0,1)/p_Y(1) = 0.20 / 0.45 = 4/9 ≈ 0.444...
p_{X|Y}(1|1) = p(1,1)/p_Y(1) = 0.25 / 0.45 = 5/9 ≈ 0.555...
Check: 4/9 + 5/9 = 1 ✓
(3) Test independence using p_{X,Y}(x,y) ?= p_X(x)p_Y(y).
For (x,y)=(0,0):
Right side = p_X(0)p_Y(0) = 0.40·0.15 = 0.06
Left side = p(0,0) = 0.10
Not equal ⇒ not independent.
Insight: Marginals are just sums of the joint table. Conditionals are a “renormalized column” (fix y) or row (fix x). Independence fails as soon as any joint cell disagrees with the product of marginals.
Continuous joint pdf on a triangle → find constant and marginals #
Let (X,Y) have joint pdf f_{X,Y}(x,y) = c on the region 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 − x, and 0 otherwise.
(1) Find c.
(2) Find the marginal pdf f_X(x).
(3) Find P(X ≤ 1/2).
(1) Normalize the pdf: ∬ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dx dy = 1.
The region is: x from 0 to 1, and for each x, y from 0 to 1−x.
So:
1 = ∫_{x=0}^{1} ∫_{y=0}^{1−x} c dy dx
= ∫_0^1 c(1−x) dx
= c ∫_0^1 (1−x) dx
= c [x − x²/2]_0^1
= c (1 − 1/2)
= c/2
Therefore c = 2.
(2) Compute f_X(x) = ∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dy.
For x outside [0,1], f_X(x)=0.
For x ∈ [0,1], y ranges 0 to 1−x:
f_X(x) = ∫_0^{1−x} 2 dy
= 2(1−x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
(3) Compute P(X ≤ 1/2) from f_X.
P(X ≤ 1/2) = ∫_0^{1/2} 2(1−x) dx
= 2 [x − x²/2]_0^{1/2}
= 2 (1/2 − (1/4)/2)
= 2 (1/2 − 1/8)
= 2 (3/8)
= 3/4.
Insight: In continuous problems, most difficulty is identifying the support correctly. Once the limits match the geometry, marginalization is straightforward calculus.
Derive a conditional density from a joint and interpret it #
Assume a joint pdf f_{X,Y}(x,y) = 2y for 0 < x < 1 and 0 < y < 1 (and 0 otherwise).
(1) Find f_Y(y).
(2) Find f_{X|Y}(x|y).
(3) Are X and Y independent?
(1) Marginalize out x:
f_Y(y) = ∫_{x=0}^{1} 2y dx
= 2y ∫_0^1 dx
= 2y, 0 < y < 1.
Check normalization:
∫_0^1 2y dy = [y²]_0^1 = 1 ✓
(2) Condition on Y=y:
f_{X|Y}(x|y) = f_{X,Y}(x,y)/f_Y(y)
= (2y)/(2y)
= 1, for 0 < x < 1.
So X|Y=y ~ Uniform(0,1).
(3) Test factorization:
f_X(x) = ∫_{y=0}^{1} 2y dy = 1, for 0 < x < 1.
So f_X(x)=1 on (0,1).
Now f_X(x)f_Y(y) = 1 · (2y) = 2y.
This equals f_{X,Y}(x,y) for 0<x<1, 0<y<1.
Therefore X and Y are independent.
Insight: A joint can look like it “depends on y,” yet still represent independence if it factors cleanly. The conditional f_{X|Y} revealing a constant 1 is a strong clue: X does not change when you learn Y.
Key Takeaways #
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A joint distribution p_{X,Y}(x,y) or f_{X,Y}(x,y) assigns probability mass/density to outcome pairs (x,y).
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Marginals come from summing/integrating out the other variable: p_X(x)=∑_y p_{X,Y}(x,y) and f_X(x)=∫ f_{X,Y}(x,y) dy.
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Conditionals are normalized slices: p_{X|Y}(x|y)=p_{X,Y}(x,y)/p_Y(y) (when p_Y(y)>0), and similarly for densities.
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The joint always factors as joint = conditional × marginal: p_{X,Y}=p_{X|Y}p_Y (and also = p_{Y|X}p_X).
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Bayes’ rule is a direct consequence of two ways to factor the same joint.
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Independence is equivalent to factorization: p_{X,Y}=p_X p_Y; equivalently p_{X|Y}=p_X.
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Probabilities of events about (X,Y) are sums/integrals over regions in the (x,y)-plane.
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Future tools like covariance/correlation and mutual information are computed from the joint (plus its marginals/conditionals).
Common Mistakes #
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Treating a pdf value f_{X,Y}(x,y) as a probability; probabilities require integrating over an area, not reading off a point value.
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Forgetting to respect the support when integrating (wrong bounds), especially for triangular or otherwise constrained regions.
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Dividing by p_Y(y) or f_Y(y) without checking it’s positive (conditioning on an event of probability 0 is subtle).
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Assuming uncorrelated implies independent; independence is stronger and must be checked via factorization or equivalent criteria.
Practice #
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Discrete: Suppose p_{X,Y}(x,y) is given by
p(0,0)=0.3, p(0,1)=0.1,
p(1,0)=0.2, p(1,1)=0.4.
Compute (a) p_X, (b) p_{Y|X}(1|0), (c) P(X=Y).
Hint: Marginals are row/column sums. Conditionals divide a joint cell by the corresponding marginal. P(X=Y) adds the diagonal cells.
Show solution
(a) p_X(0)=0.3+0.1=0.4, p_X(1)=0.2+0.4=0.6.
Also p_Y(0)=0.3+0.2=0.5, p_Y(1)=0.1+0.4=0.5.
(b) p_{Y|X}(1|0)=p(0,1)/p_X(0)=0.1/0.4=0.25.
(c) P(X=Y)=p(0,0)+p(1,1)=0.3+0.4=0.7.
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Continuous: Let f_{X,Y}(x,y) = k(x + y) on 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1, and 0 otherwise.
(a) Find k.
(b) Find f_X(x).
(c) Find E[X].
Hint: Use ∬ f = 1 to find k. Then f_X(x)=∫_0^1 k(x+y) dy. For E[X], use E[X]=∫ x f_X(x) dx.
Show solution
(a) Normalize:
1 = ∫_0^1 ∫_0^1 k(x+y) dy dx
= k ∫_0^1 ∫_0^1 (x+y) dy dx.
Compute inner integral:
∫_0^1 (x+y) dy = [xy + y²/2]_0^1 = x + 1/2.
Then
1 = k ∫_0^1 (x+1/2) dx
= k [x²/2 + x/2]_0^1
= k (1/2 + 1/2)
= k.
So k = 1.
(b) f_X(x)=∫_0^1 (x+y) dy = x + 1/2, 0≤x≤1.
(c) E[X]=∫_0^1 x(x+1/2) dx
= ∫_0^1 (x² + x/2) dx
= [x³/3 + x²/4]_0^1
= 1/3 + 1/4
= 7/12.
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Independence check: Let X be Uniform(0,1). Given X=x, let Y|X=x be Uniform(0,x).
(a) Write f_{Y|X}(y|x).
(b) Find the joint density f_{X,Y}(x,y).
(c) Are X and Y independent?
Hint: Use f_{X,Y}(x,y)=f_{Y|X}(y|x)f_X(x). Watch the support: 0<y<x<1. Independence would require factoring into f_X(x)f_Y(y).
Show solution
(a) For x∈(0,1), Y|X=x is Uniform(0,x), so
f_{Y|X}(y|x)=1/x for 0<y<x, else 0.
(b) Since f_X(x)=1 on (0,1):
f_{X,Y}(x,y)=f_{Y|X}(y|x)f_X(x)= (1/x)·1 = 1/x on the region 0<y<x<1, else 0.
(c) Not independent. Intuitively, if you learn X is small, Y must be even smaller because 0<Y<X. Formally, the support is triangular (0<y<x<1), which already prevents factorization into a product of a function of x and a function of y over the full unit square.
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