According to the answer key, the correct answer is (a).... This is obviously a mistake, right? If a square matrix is invertible, then it has full rank.
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1$\begingroup$ Well B, C, D and E are all equivalent, and B implies A, but not vice versa. $\endgroup$– Angina SengJul 23, 2017 at 14:40
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$\begingroup$ But is a saying it has full rank? $\endgroup$– user223391Jul 23, 2017 at 14:41
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$\begingroup$ Nope, it is not. :) $\endgroup$– SihOASHoihdJul 23, 2017 at 14:43
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$\begingroup$ @SihOASHoihd This might help math.stackexchange.com/questions/6734/… $\endgroup$– LearnerJul 23, 2017 at 14:43
2 Answers
The columns can be pairwise independent without being independent as a set.
$$ \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix} $$