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Independent events — Edexcel GCSE Statistics Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Statistics · key term

Independent events

Definition

Events for which knowing whether one occurs does not change the probability of the other occurring.

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Edexcel GCSE Statistics · 1ST0

Specification 3p.08 · Paper 1, Paper 2

Revise: Notation for independent events

Edexcel Statistics past papers

Exam tips

1
Independent does not mean mutually exclusive: independent events can both occur.

Related key terms

Conditional probability
Dependent events
Event

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