Dependent

Definition:

• Two event are dependent if the outcome of one event affects the probability of the other event.

Example:

• if one card is drawn out a deck of cards, the the probability that the first card is red is 26/52 (or 1/2) because 26 of the 52 cards are red. However, the probability if the second card depends on the result of the first selection. If the first card was red, then there are now 25 cards remaining in a deck of 51 cards, and the probability that the second card is red is (25/51). The second event (selecting the second card) is dependent on the first event (selecting the first card).

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