Question

Which statement is correct regarding independent events?

OTwo events are independent if they have no outcomes in common and cannot occur at the same time.
OTwo events are independent if they have outcomes in common and can occur at the same time.
OTwo events are independent if the outcome of the first event does not affect the outcome of the second event.
O Two events are independent if the outcome of the first event affects the outcome of the second event.

Answer 1

Two events are independent if the outcome of the first event does not affect the outcome of the second event.

Explanation:

two events are independent if the occurrence or outcome of the first event does not affect the outcome or occurrence of the second event.

for example, if you flip a coin the first time and the outcome is a head and you flip a second time and you get a tail. the occurrence of these two event are independent of each other. Thus they are independent events

two outcomes are dependent if the outcome one event is determined by the outcome of the first event.