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QuestionType;QuestionText;AnswerA;AnswerB;AnswerC;AnswerD;CorrectAnswers;CorrectAnswerText;CorrectAnswerInfo multiple_choice;What does it mean when two events are mutually exclusive?;They can happen at the same time.;The occurrence of one event prevents the other from happening.;They are completel...

QuestionType;QuestionText;AnswerA;AnswerB;AnswerC;AnswerD;CorrectAnswers;CorrectAnswerText;CorrectAnswerInfo multiple_choice;What does it mean when two events are mutually exclusive?;They can happen at the same time.;The occurrence of one event prevents the other from happening.;They are completely independent of each other.;Their probabilities always add up to 1.;B;The occurrence of one event prevents the other from happening.;Mutually exclusive events cannot occur together, which means their intersection is zero, P(A∩B) = 0. multiple_choice;How do we calculate the probability of two independent events occurring together?;P(A) + P(B);P(A) × P(B);P(A ∩ B);P(A ∪ B);B;P(A) × P(B);For independent events, their joint probability is the product of their individual probabilities, P(A∩B) = P(A) × P(B). multiple_choice;What happens to the probability of an event in dependent events?;It remains constant.;It is influenced by the occurrence of another event.;It becomes zero.;It is always equal to P(A) × P(B).;B;It is influenced by the occurrence of another event.;For dependent events, the probability of one event affects the likelihood of the other, so P(B|A) is used instead of P(B). multiple_choice;If two events are mutually exclusive, can they also be independent? Why or why not?;Yes, because their probabilities can be calculated separately.;No, because if one occurs, the other cannot, making their probabilities dependent.;Yes, because mutually exclusive events have no intersection.;No, because mutually exclusive events always add up to 1.;B;No, because if one occurs, the other cannot, making their probabilities dependent.;Mutually exclusive events cannot occur together (P(A ∩ B) = 0), which inherently creates a dependency: the occurrence of one event completely prevents the occurrence of the other. multiple_choice;Consider the following scenario: You draw a card from a standard deck. Let A = 'drawing a red card' and B = 'drawing a heart.' Are A and B dependent or independent, and why?;Dependent, because A influences the sample space for B.;Independent, because drawing a heart does not affect the color of the card.;Dependent, because all hearts are red, so A increases the probability of B.;Independent, because the probabilities of A and B are calculated separately.;C;Dependent, because all hearts are red, so A increases the probability of B.;Since all hearts are red, knowing that a card is red (A) changes the likelihood of it being a heart (B), making the events dependent. multiple_choice;Why do we multiply probabilities for independent events, but use conditional probabilities for dependent events?;Because independent events have no overlap, so their probabilities multiply naturally.;Because conditional probabilities reflect the reduced sample space when one event affects the other.;Because dependent events cannot have probabilities higher than 1.;Because multiplication is the default rule for all probabilities.;B;Because conditional probabilities reflect the reduced sample space when one event affects the other.;For dependent events, the occurrence of one event changes the sample space for the other. This requires recalculating probabilities with P(B|A), unlike independent events where P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B) since no sample space adjustment is needed. multiple_choice;In a scenario where P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.18, are the events A and B independent? Justify your answer.;Yes, because P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B).;No, because P(A ∩ B) does not equal P(A) + P(B).;No, because P(A ∩ B) < P(A).;Yes, because A and B can occur together.;A;Yes, because P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B).;To check independence, we verify whether P(A ∩ B) equals P(A) × P(B). Here, 0.6 × 0.3 = 0.18, which confirms the events are independent. multiple_choice;Why is it incorrect to simply add probabilities for events that are not mutually exclusive?;Because adding probabilities assumes the events have no intersection, which may lead to double-counting.;Because addition only applies to independent events.;Because adding probabilities requires knowing the conditional probability.;Because the sum of probabilities must always equal 1.;A;Because adding probabilities assumes the events have no intersection, which may lead to double-counting.;When events are not mutually exclusive, their probabilities overlap (P(A ∩ B) > 0). Simply adding P(A) and P(B) without subtracting P(A ∩ B) overestimates the total probability. multiple_choice;If P(A) = 0.7 and P(B) = 0.5, but P(A ∩ B) = 0.4, are A and B independent or dependent? Explain why.;Independent, because P(A ∩ B) is greater than P(A) + P(B).;Dependent, because P(A ∩ B) does not equal P(A) × P(B).;Independent, because P(A ∩ B) is smaller than P(A).;Dependent, because P(A ∩ B) equals P(A) × P(B).;B;Dependent, because P(A ∩ B) does not equal P(A) × P(B).;For independence, P(A ∩ B) must equal P(A) × P(B). Here, 0.7 × 0.5 = 0.35, which is not equal to 0.4, showing dependence. multiple_choice;Why is P(B|A) = P(B) true for independent events?;Because the occurrence of A does not change the probability of B.;Because independent events always occur together.;Because P(A ∩ B) = 0 for independent events.;Because P(A) is always equal to P(B).;A;Because the occurrence of A does not change the probability of B.;For independent events, P(B|A) = P(B) because A has no influence on the likelihood of B occurring. multiple_choice;If P(A ∩ B) = 0, can A and B still be dependent? Why or why not?;Yes, because dependence does not require overlap.;No, because P(A ∩ B) = 0 means the events cannot influence each other.;Yes, because mutual exclusivity implies dependence.;No, because dependence requires that P(A ∩ B) > 0.;C;Yes, because mutual exclusivity implies dependence.;If P(A ∩ B) = 0, the events are mutually exclusive. Knowing that one occurs completely changes the probability of the other (P(B|A) = 0), making them dependent. multiple_choice;A student has a 70% chance of passing Math and a 60% chance of passing English. If the probability of passing both is 50%, are the events dependent?;Yes, because P(Math ∩ English) > P(Math) × P(English).;No, because P(Math ∩ English) = P(Math) × P(English).;Yes, because P(Math ∩ English) < P(Math) × P(English).;No, because passing one subject does not influence the other.;A;Yes, because P(Math ∩ English) > P(Math) × P(English).;For independence, P(Math ∩ English) should equal P(Math) × P(English). Here, 0.7 × 0.6 = 0.42, but P(Math ∩ English) = 0.5, showing dependence. multiple_choice;When two events are independent, why is their joint probability always smaller than or equal to the smaller individual probability?;Because P(A ∩ B) only considers cases where both occur.;Because independence assumes P(A) = P(B).;Because P(A ∩ B) only applies to mutually exclusive events.;Because independent events cannot overlap.;A;Because P(A ∩ B) only considers cases where both occur.;The joint probability P(A ∩ B) reflects the overlap of the two events, which is always smaller than or equal to the individual probabilities. multiple_choice;If P(A ∪ B) = 0.8 and P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4, what is P(A ∩ B)?;0.1;0.2;0.3;0.4;A;0.1;Using the formula P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B), we rearrange to find P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∪ B) = 0.5 + 0.4 - 0.8 = 0.1. multiple_choice;If two events are dependent, what does the conditional probability P(B|A) represent?;The likelihood of B occurring regardless of A.;The likelihood of B occurring if A has occurred.;The likelihood of A and B both occurring.;The likelihood of B minus the likelihood of A.;B;The likelihood of B occurring if A has occurred.;Conditional probability adjusts for the fact that A has occurred, focusing on the reduced sample space where A is true. multiple_choice;Why do mutually exclusive events have no overlap in their probabilities?;Because their probabilities must add up to 1.;Because P(A ∩ B) = 0.;Because P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B).;Because they depend on each other.;B;Because P(A ∩ B) = 0.;Mutually exclusive events cannot occur together, so their intersection (overlap) is zero. multiple_choice;If P(A ∩ B) = 0 and P(A ∪ B) = 0.6, what can you conclude about A and B?;They are independent.;They are mutually exclusive.;They are dependent.;They are both equally likely.;B;They are mutually exclusive.;P(A ∩ B) = 0 means the events cannot occur together, which is the definition of mutually exclusive events. multiple_choice;In a scenario where P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5, and P(A ∪ B) = 0.7, what is P(A ∩ B)?;0.3;0.2;0.1;0.4;C;0.1;Using P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B), we calculate P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∪ B) = 0.4 + 0.5 - 0.7 = 0.1. multiple_choice;Why do we subtract P(A ∩ B) when calculating P(A ∪ B)?;Because P(A ∩ B) is included twice if we only add P(A) and P(B).;Because it assumes the events are dependent.;Because it assumes the events are mutually exclusive.;Because P(A ∩ B) must always be 1.;A;Because P(A ∩ B) is included twice if we only add P(A) and P(B).;P(A) and P(B) overlap at P(A ∩ B), so we subtract it once to avoid double-counting in P(A ∪ B). multiple_choice;If P(A|B) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.2, what is P(A ∩ B)?;0.4;0.1;0.3;0.5;B;0.1;Using P(A ∩ B) = P(B) × P(A|B), we calculate 0.2 × 0.5 = 0.1. multiple_choice;Why does conditional probability depend on the reduced sample space?;Because the event has fewer outcomes to consider.;Because probabilities are always relative to the entire sample space.;Because the event is always independent.;Because the event is mutually exclusive.;A;Because the event has fewer outcomes to consider.;Conditional probability adjusts the sample space to reflect that one event has already occurred, reducing the total outcomes. multiple_choice;If A and B are dependent events and P(A) = 0.6, P(B|A) = 0.4, what is P(A ∩ B)?;0.24;0.3;0.6;0.4;A;0.24;Using P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B|A), we calculate 0.6 × 0.4 = 0.24.