EBK PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINE
EBK PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINE
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780321997401
Author: AKRITAS
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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Chapter 2.6, Problem 1E
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Identify whether the events E1 and E2 are independent or not.

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Answer to Problem 1E

The events E1 and E2 are not independent.

Explanation of Solution

Independent events:

Let A and B be two events are said to be independent if, if occurrence of event A does not influence occurrence of events B then events are referred as independent. The expression is, P(B|A)=P(B)

The event E1 denotes the first diode selected has efficiency below 0.28, and E2 denotes the second diode selected has efficiency above 0.35.

A sample of 10 laser diodes in which two have efficiency below 0.28, six have efficiency between 0.28 and 0.35, and two have efficiency above 0.35.

Two diodes are selected at random and without replacement.

The probability that the second diode selected has efficiency above 0.35 is,

P(E2)=210

The probability that the second diode selected has efficiency above 0.35 given that the first diode selected has efficiency below 0.28 is,

P(E2|E1)=29

It is clear that, P(E2|E1)P(E2) and events are not independent.

Hence, the events E1 and E2 are not independent.

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