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Conditional Independence I [2 P]

a)
[1 P] Give an example for a probability distribution $ P(A,B,C)$ that disproves

$\displaystyle P(A,B) = P(A) P(B) \rightarrow P(A,B\vert C) = P(A\vert C) P(B\vert C) .$

Illustrate the phenomenon of 'explaining away'.

b)
[1 P] Give an example for a probability distributions $ P(A,B,C)$ that disproves

$\displaystyle P(A,B\vert C) = P(A\vert C) P(B\vert C) \rightarrow P(A,B) = P(A) P(B).$



Haeusler Stefan 2011-12-06