Further Mathematics A-Level
Independence
What Independence means in Further Mathematics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Independence
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Reference: OCR
Two random variables X and Y are independent if the outcome of one does not affect the outcome of the other.
Topics that use Independence
- Discrete Random Variables (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Discrete Random Variable
- Probability Distribution
- Variance (Var(X))
- Expectation (E(X))
- Standard Deviation
Using Independence in the exam
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