Question

Two events are said to be independent if ______.

• A. both the events have only one point
• B. there is no common point in between them
• C. one does not affect the occurrence the other
• D. each outcome has equal chance of occurrence.

Answer 1

The correct option is C one does not affect the occurrence the other

In probability two events are said to be independent if the occurrence of one event is not affected by the occurrence of another event. Both the variable are completely independent of each other. These events are also known as mutually exclusive event.