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Message posted by susan (via 157.190.41.59) on June 19, 2001 at 6:07 AM (ET)
what does it mean if you say a sequence of randomly generated numbers is statistically independent
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Re: statistically independent
Message posted by JG (via 128.8.22.74) on June 19, 2001 at 6:40 AM (ET)
It means that it is equivalent to a sequence of coin tosses. That is, there is on serial correlation between the values just as in a series of proper coin tosses H on one toss tells you nothing about the other tosses.
Re: statistically independent
Message posted by JG (via 128.8.22.74) on June 19, 2001 at 6:43 AM (ET)
I mean NO serial correlation.
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