Independent and Dependent Events

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What are independent events?

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Independent events are two events from the same experiment for which the probability of one event is not affected by whether the other event occurs or not.

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What are dependent events?

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Dependent events are two events from the same experiment for which the probability of one event is affected by whether the other event occurs or not.

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Example of independent events: Choosing countries for a project with repeats allowed.

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Each student's choice does not affect the others' choices.

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Example of dependent events: Choosing candies from a bag without replacement.

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The choice of one candy affects the choices available for the next.

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If Katie picks a chair first and Arianna picks second, are these events independent or dependent?

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Dependent.

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If Mr. Smith's students choose countries for a project and repeats are allowed, are these events independent or dependent?

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Independent.

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What happens to the probability of the second event if the first event is dependent?

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The probability of the second event changes based on the outcome of the first event.

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What happens to the probability of the second event if the first event is independent?

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The probability of the second event remains the same regardless of the first event.

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In a deck of cards, if you draw one card and do not replace it, are the events of drawing the first and second card independent or dependent?

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Dependent.

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In a dice roll, if you roll a die and then roll it again, are the events independent or dependent?

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Independent.