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Which term best describes two events in which knowledge of one event has no effect on the probability of the other event?

a.Independent

b.Unlikely

c.Disjoint

d.Complementary

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The correct option is the first one. Independent events are exactly what you're asking for: the information you have on one event doesn't affect in any way the probability of the other.


A classic example is the roll of two dice: assume that you roll the first one and get a 4. Does this imply anything on the outcome of the second die? No, all events 1,2,3,4,5,6 are still equally distributed, no matter the result of the first die.

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