SOLUTION: In a large population, 8% of the males have had a kidney stone. Suppose a medical researcher randomly selects two males. Let X represent the event “the first male has had a kid

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Question 1199711: In a large population, 8% of the males have had a kidney stone. Suppose a medical researcher randomly selects two males.
Let X represent the event “the first male has had a kidney stone.”
Let Y represent the event “the second male has had a kidney stone.”
Which of the following is true about the two events?

X and Y are disjoint.
X and Y are independent.
Both (A) and (B) are true.
None of the above are true.

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In a large population, 8% of the males have had a kidney stone.
Suppose a medical researcher randomly selects two males.
Let X represent the event “the first male has had a kidney stone.”
Let Y represent the event “the second male has had a kidney stone.”
Which of the following is true about the two events?

X and Y are disjoint.
X and Y are independent.
Both (A) and (B) are true.
None of the above are true.
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Hey, you ask about (A) and (B), but in your post neither (A) nor (B) are defined.