document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037173>Question 1037173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does it mean when scenarios are DEPENDENT or INDEPENDENT?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #651950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=651950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> independent events means the probability of the second event does not dependent on what happened in the first event.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dependent events means the probability of the second event does dependent on what happened in the first event.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a typical example would be drawing a colored ball from a jar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume the jar contains 3 white balls and 3 red balls.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with replacement, the probability of getting a white ball on the second draw is independent of whether you got a white ball or a red ball on the first draw.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because you restored the jar to its original condition by replacing the ball that you drew on the first draw.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there were 3 white balls and 3 red balls in the jar prior to the first draw and there are still 3 white balls and 3 red balls in the jar prior to the second draw.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "without replacement, the probability of getting a white ball on the second draw is dependent on whether you drew a white ball or a red ball on the first draw because the ball that you drew on the first draw is not placed back into the jar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you drew a white ball on the first draw, the probability of getting a white ball on the second draw is now 2/5 rather than 3/6. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because, instead of 3 white balls and 3 red balls in the jar, you now have 2 white balls and 3 red balls in the jar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you drew a red ball on the first draw, the probability of getting a white ball on the second draw is now 3/5 rather than 3/6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because, instead of 3 white balls and 3 red balls in the jar, you now have 3 white balls and 2 red balls in the jar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can look up on the internet for explanations of independent and dependent events.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one such link that i found is <a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.statisticshowto.com/how-to-tell-if-an-event-is-dependent-or-independent/\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.statisticshowto.com/how-to-tell-if-an-event-is-dependent-or-independent/</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there's lots more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my search was for \"statistics independent versus dependent events\" without the \".\r<BR>\n" );
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