The potential outcomes of an experiment consist of the following triples: (a, a, a) (b, b, b) (c, c, c) (a, b, c) (b, c, a) (c, b, a) (a, c, b) (b, a, c) (c, a, b) Assume that every outcome in the sample space is equally likely. Define the following events: A1 = "letter 'a' is in the triple's first position," A2 = "letter 'a' is in the triple's second position," and A3 = "letter 'a' is in the triple's third position." For example, (a, b, c) would be a member of A1, (b, a, c) would be a member of A2, and (c, b, a) would be a member of A3. The events A1, A2, and A3 are not mutually independent. Which of the following statements could be cited in support of this conclusion?

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The potential outcomes of an experiment consist of the following triples:

(a, a, a) (b, b, b) (c, c, c)
(a, b, c) (b, c, a) (c, b, a)
(a, c, b) (b, a, c) (c, a, b)

Assume that every outcome in the sample space is equally likely.

Define the following events: A= "letter 'a' is in the triple's first position," A2 = "letter 'a' is in the triple's second position," and A3 = "letter 'a' is in the triple's third position." For example, (a, b, c) would be a member of A1, (b, a, c) would be a member of A2, and (c, b, a) would be a member of A3.

The events A1, A2, and A3 are not mutually independent. Which of the following statements could be cited in support of this conclusion?

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A) Events A1 and Aare not pairwise independent
B) P(A2 ∩ A3) = 1/9
C) Events A1 and Aare not pairwise independent
D) P(A∩ A∩ A3) = 1/9
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