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If you had to construct a mathematical model for events E and F, as described in parts (a)...

If you had to construct a mathematical model for events E and F, as described in parts (a) through (c), would you assume that they were independent events? Explain your reasoning.

(a) E is the event that a businesswoman has blue eyes, and F is the event that her secretary has blue eyes.


(b) E is the event that a professor owns a car, and F is the event that he is listed in the telephone book.


(c) E is the event that a man is under 6 feet tall, and F is the event that he weighs more than 200 pounds.


(d) E is the event that a woman lives in the United States, and F is the event that she lives in the Western Hemisphere.


(e) E is the event that it will rain tomorrow, and F is the event that it will rain the day after tomorrow.

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