When a Customer Enters a Store There Are Three Outcomes

question 21

Multiple Choice

When a customer enters a store there are three outcomes that can occur: buy nothing, buy a small amount, or buy a large amount. It is the case that if a customer buys a large amount, he or she cannot also buy a small amount or buy nothing. We say that these events are

• A) disjoint.
• B) independent.
• C) all inclusive.
• D) related.
• E) unrelated.

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