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Statistical_Independence

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When we assert that two or more Random Variables are independent, we imply that probabilities of compound events involving these variables can be calculated by simply multiplying the probabilities of the individual events.

*Pr[(X in A) & (Y in B)] = Pr[X in A]*Pr[Y in B]


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