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Conditional Expectations and the Correlation Function

by Barthel W. Huff

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
January, 1989

Subject classification(s): Probability | Regression and Correlation | Statistical Inference and Techniques | Statistics and Probability | Integration | Calculus
Applicable Course(s): 6.1 Probability & Statistics

Simple conditions on the joint density of two random variables that guarantee a negative correlation.

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Capsule Course Topic(s): Probability | Expected Value, covariance and correlation

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