a condition in which two random variables are not independent. X and Y are positively dependent if the conditional probability, P(X|Y), of X given Y is greater than the probability, P(X), of X, or equivalently if P(X&Y) > P(X).P(Y). They are negatively dependent if the inequalities are reversed
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This leads to a form of statistical dependence referred to as clustering.
Erika L Moen, Catherine J Fricano-Kugler, Bryan W Luikart, A James O'Malley 2016, 'Analyzing Clustered Data: Why and How to Account for Multiple Observations Nestedwithin a Study Participant?', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4713068?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Using time-series gene expression, we define the regulatory strength within each gene pair based on statistical dependence analysis.
Yuxuan Hu, Lin Gao, Kai Shi, David K. Y. Chiu 2013, 'Detection of Deregulated Modules Using Deregulatory Linked Path', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0070412. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The factor for psychological health resources demonstrates the statistical dependence of the relationship among positive factors of psychological health.
Anna A. Bezuglova, Ol'ga S. Vasil'eva, Lida R. Pravdina 2017, 'Socio-Psychological Adaptation in Individuals with Different Coping Strategies', Российский психологический журналhttps://rpj.ru.com/index.php/rpj/article/view/495. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In order to explore the full statistical dependence structure of such portfolio losses, we estimate their empirical pairwise copulas.
Joachim Sicking, Thomas Guhr, Rudi Schäfer 2018, 'Concurrent credit portfolio losses', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0190263. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, several proposals were advanced to develop joint probability distributions able to account for the observed statistical dependence.
M. Balistrocchi, B. Bacchi 2011, 'Modelling the statistical dependence of rainfall event variables through copula functions',Hydrology and Earth System Scienceshttp://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1959/2011/hess-15-1959-2011.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To conduct the study, all possible cases regarding statistical dependence of the random input parameters are considered.
M.-C. Casabán, J.-C. Cortés, J.-V. Romero, M.-D. Roselló 2016, 'Random First-Order Linear Discrete Models and Their Probabilistic Solution: A ComprehensiveStudy', Abstract and Applied Analysishttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6372108. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The strong statistical dependence (r = 0.73) on endogenous factors such as city size and the population was found.
I. Esau, V. Miles 2018, 'EXOGENOUS DRIVERS Of SURfACE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS IN NORTHERN wEST SIBERIA', Geography, Environment, Sustainabilityhttps://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/478. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The study showed a significant statistical dependence between age and the degree of injury to the glandular mucosa (p < 0.05).
José Alberto Cardona Álvarez, Víctor Arroyave Vanegas, Andrés Felipe Zapata Gil 2015, 'Frequency of Gastric Pathologies in Donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) in Córdoba, Colombia',Revista de Medicina Veterinariahttp://revistas.lasalle.edu.co/index.php/mv/article/view/3705. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)