Flipping a coin we get either head or tail can't get both so events are mutually exclusive. i.e P(A and B) =0. but flipping the same coin twice may result in either head or tail and result of flipping a coin twice is independent of what appeared the first time. So we can say events are independent?

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2022-10-28

Flipping a coin we get either head or tail can't get both so events are mutually exclusive. i.e P ( A   and   B ) = 0. but flipping the same coin twice may result in either head or tail and result of flipping a coin twice is independent of what appeared the first time. So we can say events are independent?

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Remington Wells

Remington Wells

Beginner2022-10-29Added 13 answers

If two events A and B are mutually exclusive then
A ¬ B
and
B ¬ A
In particular
P ( A B ) = P ( A B ) = 0
If two events are independent, then
P ( A B ) = P ( A B ) = P ( A ) P ( B )
If two events are independent and mutually exclusive, then, combining these two results:
P ( A B ) = P ( A ) P ( B ) = 0 P ( A ) = 0 P ( B ) = 0
Therefore, A must have zero probability or B must have zero probability. Note that this does not imply, however, that any of these events are impossible.

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