Question

(b) State with reasons whether you feel that the following pairs of events are independent “The father has a job and the education opportunity of his children”.

Answer 1

Dependent Events-

For events to be considered dependent, one must have an influence over how probable another is. In other words, a dependent event can only occur if another event occurs first.

While this is a mathematic/statistical term, speaking specifically to the subject of probabilities, the same is true of dependent events as they occur in the real world.

Events are dependent “The father has a job and the education opportunity of his children”.because father job will earn money and thus it is possible for the education opportunity of his children.

Independent Events-

An event is deemed independent when it isn’t connected to another event, or its probability of happening, or conversely, of not happening. This is true of events in terms of probability, as well as in real life, which is true of dependent events as well.