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Re:Do not confuse a random variable with its distribution by setopt on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:14PM (#40796061)
> If they are samples from different flips (and your coin is the usual idealized one) then X and Y are independent random variables and P(X=Y)=0.25.

Isn’t it 0.5?

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