Mutually exclusive events
Can a mutually exclusive events be independent at the same time?
I know that Binomial distribution is not another representation of a discrete probability distribution, but an example. Can you give two other ways of representing a discrete probability distribution? Or Can a pair of events be both mutually exclusive and independent?
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Can a mutually exclusive events be independent at the same time?
Answer : No
Explanation:
Definition of a mutually exclusive event
If event A happens, then event B cannot, or vice-versa. The two events "it rained on Friday " and "it did not rain on Friday " are mutually exclusive events.
When calculating the probabilities for exclusive events you add the probabilities.
Example.
A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability that the sum of ...
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This answers a question regarding mutually exclusive and independent events.