Consider an experiment of drawing two cards from a 52-card deck. If you draw a 2, replace the card, and then draw a King, does this describe independent or dependent events?

a. Independent
b. Dependent

Question

Consider an experiment of drawing two cards from a 52-card deck. If you draw a 2, replace the card, and then draw a King, does this describe independent or dependent events?

a. Independent 
b. Dependent

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Does drawing a 2, then replacing it back in the deck, affect the probability of drawing a king?

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

Another example, if you have a pocket full of change and you pull out a penny put it back and pull out a nickel, does the first coin you replaced change the probability of what coin you pulled out second?

anonymous · Answer

Probability of an event occurring = 	Number of desired outcomes/	Number of possible outcomes

Independent events = the outcome of the first event does not influence the outcome of the second event	

Dependent events= the outcome of the first event influences the outcome of the second event