SOLUTION: Classify the events as a dependent or independent. A and B where P(A)= 0.7, P(B)=0.8, and P(A and B) = 0.56 A) dependent B) independent

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Question 73017This question is from textbook Elementary Statistics
: Classify the events as a dependent or independent. A and B where P(A)= 0.7, P(B)=0.8, and P(A and B) = 0.56
A) dependent
B) independent This question is from textbook Elementary Statistics

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Classify the events as a dependent or independent. A and B where P(A)= 0.7, P(B)=0.8, and P(A and B) = 0.56
A) dependent
highlight%28B%29 independent
If two events are independent P(A and B)=P(A)*P(B)
0.56=0.7*0.8 so the events are independent
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