Two random variables X and Y are said to be independent if:

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  1. E (XY) = XE (Y)
  2. E (XY) = E (X) E (Y)
  3. E (XY) = E (X) + E (Y)
  4. E (XY) = YE (X)

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Option 2 : E (XY) = E (X) E (Y)
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Two random variables X and Y are independent if the covariance between X and Y is zero, which is expressed mathematically as

Cov(X, Y) = E[(X - E[X])(Y - E[Y])] = 0.

This is equivalent to the expectation of their product being equal to the product of their individual expectations, or E (XY) = E (X) E (Y).

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