Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Probability_uva-independent-events-725-en_uva-independent-events-725-en
   name	uva-independent-events-725-en
   section	Probability/Elementary Probability/General Rules/Independent events
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	Conceptual
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy
   IRT-Difficulty	1.217
   p-value	0.8788

   Question

   A and B are two events in a chance experiment. The probability of A and the probability of B are positive. If it is given that A and B are mutually are mutually exclusive, then

   
   
   1. FALSE: A and B are necessarily independent.
   2. TRUE: Are A and B necessarily dependent (i.e., not independent).
   3. FALSE: It cannot yet be said whether A and B are independent or not.
   
   
   1. A and B are necessarily independent…: Incorrect
   2. Are A and B necessarily dependent (that is, not independent)…: Correct
   3. It cannot yet be said whether A and B are independent or not…: Incorrect