What does it mean for two events to be independent?easy

Type
conceptual
Topic
independent-events
Frequency
common
Tags
independence, events
Answer

Two events are independent if knowing one happened does not change the probability of the other.

Explanation

For independent events A and B, P(A and B) = P(A)P(B), and P(A | B) = P(A). Independence is stronger than simply being different events.

Follow-upCan two mutually exclusive events be independent?