Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Probability_uva-independent-events-742-en_uva-independent-events-742-en
   name	uva-independent-events-742-en
   section	Probability/Elementary Probability/General Rules/Independent events
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
   Type	Conceptual
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy
   IRT-Difficulty	2.617
   p-value	0.4482

   Question

   Which of the following situations shows two independent stochastic variables?

   
   
   1. FALSE: X is the number of solar hours yesterday at location A and Y is the number of solar hours at location B; both locations are right next to each other.
   2. TRUE: X is the number of solar hours in Nijmegen this year and Y is the number of solar hours 50 years ago in Nijmegen.
   3. FALSE: X is the rainfall in centimeters today in Amsterdam and Y is the rainfall in centimeters tomorrow in Amsterdam.
   4. FALSE: X is the rainfall in centimeters today in The Hague and Y is the rainfall in centimeters today in the schilderswijk.
   
   
   1. X is the number of solar hours yesterday at location A and Y is the number of solar hours at location B; both locations are right next to each other.:Incorrect
   2. X is the number of solar hours in Nijmegen this year and Y is the number of solar hours 50 years ago in Nijmegen.: Correct
   3. X is the rainfall in centimeters today in Amsterdam and Y is the rainfall in centimeters tomorrow in Amsterdam: Incorrect
   4. X is the rainfall in centimeters today in The Hague and Y is the rainfall in centimeters today in the schilderswijk…: Incorrect