Question

If event A and event B cannot occur at the same time, then events A and B are said to be a) mutually exclusive b) statistically independent c) collectively exhaustive d) None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: If event A and event B cannot occur at the same time, then events A and B are said to be _________

Answer: a) mutually exclusive

Mutually exclusive events are those events that do not occur at the same time. For example, when a coin is tossed, the result will be either head or tail, but we cannot get both effects. Such events are also called disjoint events since they do not happen simultaneously.

If event A and event B cannot occur at the same time, then events A and B are said to be mutually exclusive

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