are all the variables independent of each other

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Consider three random variables $X, Y$ and $Z$. If $X$ and $Y$ are independent, $Y$ and $Z$ are independent, then does that mean that $X$ and $Z$ are independent too?

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As drhab pointed out in a comment, the premises are consistent with $X=Z$, in which case $X$ and $Z$ will generally not be independent.