Q. If P(A) = 0.5, P(B) =
0.6 and P(A∩B)=0.3, test whether A and B are independent.
A. The test for
independence is: if P(A|B) = P(A) then A and B are independent.
To run the test, we
need to find P(A|B). We get this from P(A|B) = P(A∩B)/P(B).
Here that number is 0.3/0.6 =
0.5.
Now, is the correct?
Does P(A|B) = P(A)? Yes because 0.5 = 0.5. So A and B are independent.
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