Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Probability - Section 3.2 Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule - Exercises - Page 152: 1

Answer

Independent Events: The probability of one event happening isn't influenced by the outcome of another. Dependent Events: The opposite of Independent events. If the outcome of one event influences the probability of the other they aren't independent.

Work Step by Step

For example an Independent event:P(A and B)= P(A).P(B) For example a Dependent event: P(A and B) is not equal to P(A).P(B)
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