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1 mark, −0.25Statistics › Probability and Bayes' theorem › IndependenceModerateabout 1 min

JNU SSS 2017 Question 9: Probability and Bayes' theorem

AAA and BBB are events. P(A)P(A)P(A), the probability of event AAA, is strictly greater than 0. P(B)P(B)P(B), the probability of event BBB, is strictly greater than 0. AAA and BBB are independent events. BCB^CBC is the complement of BBB. ACA^CAC is the complement of AAA. Which one of the following statements is certainly true?

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A and B are events. P(A), the probability of event A, is strictly greater than 0. P(B), the probability of event B, is strictly greater than 0. A and B are independent events. B^C is the complement of B. A^C is the complement of A. Which one of the following statements is certainly true? (A) The intersection of A and B is the null set. (B) Events A and B^C cannot be independent. (C) Events A^C and B^C are independent. (D) None of the above

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This question is on Independence, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.

When one event tells you nothing about another, and how it differs from being mutually exclusive.

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