Question

(b) e: a randomly selected person finding cheese revolting. f: a different randomly selected person finding cheese delicious. a. e cannot affect f because \person 1 finding cheese revolting\ could never occur, so the events are neither dependent nor independent. b. e can affect the probability of f because the people were randomly selected, so the events are dependent. c. e cannot affect f and vice versa because the people were randomly selected, so the events are independent. d. e can affect the probability of f, even if the two people are randomly selected, so the events are dependent.

Explanation:

Two events are independent if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other. Since the two people are randomly selected, the opinion of one person about cheese (finding it revolting or delicious) has no impact on the opinion of the other person.

Answer:

C. E cannot affect F and vice versa because the people were randomly selected, so the events are independent