The joint pmf/pdf can be written as a product because the sample observations are assumed to be independent. Independence allows the joint distribution to factor into the product of the corresponding univariate pmf/pdf terms.
Conditions: The observations are independent.; The joint distribution is written as .; Each observation shares the same marginal pmf/pdf .
The joint pmf/pdf can be written as a product because the sample observations are assumed to be independent. Independence allows the joint distribution to factor into the product of the corresponding univariate pmf/pdf terms.
Conditions: The observations are independent.; The joint distribution is written as .; Each observation shares the same marginal pmf/pdf .