Talk:Law of total expectation

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Perhaps it would be nice to include some text on why this conclusion is important, where it fits in the bigger picture. I don't know about that so there's no way I can do it, but I felt that was missing when I first read the page. Thanks to whoever does this.

Helder Ribeiro 20:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

That might take the form of examples of its use. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

If X and Y do NOT need to be independent then this should be explicitly stated. Taking Back Sunday (talk) 11:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

If they were independent, then the whole thing would be trivial and pointless. The fact that they're not assumed independent is needed in order for the article to have any substance. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)