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Are independent events the same as mutually exclusive events? define your answer

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Two events are mutually exclusive if they can't both happen. Independent events are events where knowledge of the probability of one doesn't change the probability of the other. Two events are mutually exclusive when they cannot occur at the same time. For example, if we flip a coin it can only show a head OR a tail, not both. Independent event: The occurrence of one event does not affect the occurrence of the others.

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