If covariance(X,X)=variance(X), it can be possible that covariance(X,Y)=variance(X) if X not equal to Y?
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If covariance(X,X)=variance(X), it can be possible that covariance(X,Y)=variance(X) if X not equal to Y?
By definition you have covariance(X,X)=variance(X) always,
while covariance(X,Y)=variance(X) can be true since two numbers can be equal
Covariance(X,Y)=E(XY)-X(X)E(Y) while variance(X)=E(X^2)-(EX)^2
let E(X)=0, then E(XY) could be the same as E(X^2) depending on the distribution.
The restriction comes from the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality, staying with mean zero for X and Y, to keep this simple...