Events That Have No Sample Space Outcomes in Common, and Therefore

question 29

Multiple Choice

Events that have no sample space outcomes in common, and therefore cannot occur simultaneously, are ________.

• A) independent
• B) mutually exclusive
• C) intersections
• D) unions

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Definitions:

Colonialism

The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Missile Gap

The claim, raised by John F. Kennedy during his campaign for president in 1960, that the Soviet Union had developed a technological and military advantage during Eisenhower’s presidency.

The Beats

A group of American writers and artists in the 1950s who explored and influenced American culture and politics with their unconventional literary style and countercultural beliefs.