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Existing records reveal the following information about events A and B, where A = a long M...

Existing records reveal the following information about events A and B, where A = a long March warm spell and B = an April flood:

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

A = warm March?

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

B = April flood?

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

On the basis of the 10-year record, answer the following:

(a) Are variables A and B independent? Prove.


(b) Are variables A and B mutually exclusive? Prove.


(c) Determine the marginal probability of an April flood.


(d) Determine the probability of having a cold March next year.


(e) Determine the probability (one value) of having both a cold March and a flood-free April next year.


(f) If a long March warm spell has just ended today, what is the best estimate of the probability of a flood in April?

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