Timeline for How would you explain covariance to someone who understands only the mean?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 at 17:53 | comment | added | whuber♦ | Many readers will leave this post more confused than ever, because zero covariance does not imply independence; distributions are not mere "sets of numbers," and the explanation in terms of "tends to"--although tempting--is not always correct, because covariance concerns arithmetic means rather than proportions. | |
| S May 10, 2023 at 9:22 | review | First answers | |||
| May 10, 2023 at 9:29 | |||||
| S May 10, 2023 at 9:22 | history | answered | Ankur Kothari | CC BY-SA 4.0 |