11.3.21 Assigned Media | Question Help * For the following expenment, determine

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11.3.21 Assigned Media | Question Help * For the following expenment, determine whether the two given events are independent A fair coin is tossed twice. The events are "head on the first" and 'head on the second" Choose the correct answer below A. The two events are i dependent because the outco ne o the second co toss does not depend on he outcome of the first con oss O B. The two events are not independent because the outcome of the second coin toss depends on the outcome of the first coin toss C. The two events are independent because each coin toss cannot have any outcomes common O D. The two events are not independent because the con came up heads both times Click to select your answer and then click Check Answer

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Correct Answer: option (A)

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When two events are said to be independent of each other, what this means is that the probability that one eventoccurs in no way affects the probability of the other eventoccurring. In otherwords,  two events are independent if the incidence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event. If the incidence of one event does affect the probability of the other event, then the events are dependent.

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