document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125713>Question 1125713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> J and K are independent events. P(J | K) = 0.68. Find P(J)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(J) = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since J and K are independent events, this means that P(J | K) = P(J).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: that is a vertical bar, not the uppercase letter 'i'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <font color=red>P(J) = 0.68</font> as well. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fact that event K happens does <u>not</u> alter or change the probability for event J. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what it means to have independent events. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two events are free to do their own thing, so to speak. <BR>\n" );
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