SOLUTION: Hello! Suppose A is a subset of B and that P(A)>0 and P(B)>0. Are A and B independent? Prove your answer? Thank you

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Question 349530: Hello!

Suppose A is a subset of B and that P(A)>0 and P(B)>0. Are A and B independent? Prove your answer?

Thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: Ask yourself this question: Is P(A | B) = P(A) and is P(B | A) = P(B) ?

Note: P(A | B) means "Probability of event A happening given that event B has already happened"


In other words, if event A happens, does that affect/change the probability of event B from happening (or vice versa)?