Re: Statistics

In article <06acaac6-8a97-42c0-8fb4-396ee5d1cd7e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jmarky5 <dalinemj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What is the difference between Mutually Exclusive and Independant
Events ?

This confusion comes from not reading the definitions.

Mutually exclusive means that it is impossible for both
to happen. Independent means that there is no probability
information for one from the other, but it is usually
given as

P(A & B) = P(A)*P(B).

Now if A&B is the empty event, what does this tell you
about independence in this case?
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