July 2017
Beginner to intermediate
486 pages
13h 49m
English
In this section, we will look at what dependent events and independent events are. After that, we will see how to decide if an event is dependent or not. First, let's begin with definitions.
If the probability of one event doesn't affect the probability of the other event, then this kind of event is called an independent event. So technically, if you take two events, A and B, and if the fact that A occurs does not affect the probability of B occurring, then it's called an independent event. Flipping a fair coin is an independent event because it doesn't depend on any other previous events.
Sometimes, some events affect other events. Two events are said to be dependent when the probability of one event ...
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