Hi! Im learning about the Counting Principle, and was confused on how to state whether an event was 'Independent' or 'Dependent'. Here are the scenarios:
a) Choosing the color and size of a pair of shoes.
b) Choosing the winner and the loser of a chess game.

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Hi! Im learning about the Counting Principle, and was confused on how to state whether an event was 'Independent' or 'Dependent'. Here are the scenarios:
a) Choosing the color and size of a pair of shoes.
b) Choosing the winner and the loser of a chess game.

anonymous · Answer

Can you explain how you know?

anonymous · Answer

i think for part b, it's obvious.  winner depends on the loser or vice versa.

anonymous · Answer

So basically, B was dependent because it depended on who the loser was?

anonymous · Answer

no, given a winner, the other HAS to be the loser.