Question

What are independent events?

(a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another

(b) If the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another

(c) Any one of the outcomes of one event does not affect the outcome of another

(d) Any one of the outcomes of one event does affect the outcome of another

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Probability topic in chapter Probability of Mathematics – Class 12

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another

Explanation: Independent events refer to the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another. For example, if two persons participating in two different races, winning one person doesn’t affect the winning of another person.