Events A₁, A₂, …, Aₙ are mutually independent if for every subset I: P(∩ᵢ∈I Aᵢ) = ∏ᵢ∈I P(Aᵢ). This requires 2ⁿ - n - 1 conditions to verify.
Independence
View .mdEvents A₁, A₂, …, Aₙ are mutually independent if for every subset I: P(∩ᵢ∈I Aᵢ) = ∏ᵢ∈I P(Aᵢ). This requires 2ⁿ - n - 1 conditions to verify.