When are two events said to be Independent? give a real-life example to explain the answer.

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.9: Independent And Dependent Events
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When are two events said to be Independent? give a real-life example to explain the answer.

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Independent events:

Let A and B be two events. The events A and B are said to be independent if happening of one event does not affect the happening of another event.

 

Getting an A in English and getting an A in statistics.

Here, getting an A grade in statistics is not influencing the results of getting an A in English and vice versa.

Hence, both the events are independent.

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