document.write( "Question 569722: Suppose a consonant of the alphabet is chosen at random and removed. Then a different consonant is chosen. Are the events in the experiment dependent or independent?\r
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document.write( "DEPENDENT because what letters are available to pick second DEPENDS on what was\r\n" );
document.write( "picked first.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For instance, if you picked R first, then the second event is AFFECTED because\r\n" );
document.write( "R is not available to be picked for the second event.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "[Note:  If the R were replaced after picking it the first time, then the events\r\n" );
document.write( "would be independent, because what was picked the first time would have no\r\n" );
document.write( "effect on what was picked the second time, but since it isn't replaced, the\r\n" );
document.write( "second event DEPENDS on what was picked the first time.]\r\n" );
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