Prove that if events A and B are independent, then the complement events of A and B are also independent.
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I know that:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(Acap Bright)=Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)\
Pleft(A^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Aright)\
Pleft(B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
My proof so far:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(A^{C}cap B^{C}right)=left(1-Pleft(Aright)right)left(1-Pleft(Bright)right)=\
1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)=1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Acap Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
After that, I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
probability
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I know that:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(Acap Bright)=Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)\
Pleft(A^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Aright)\
Pleft(B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
My proof so far:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(A^{C}cap B^{C}right)=left(1-Pleft(Aright)right)left(1-Pleft(Bright)right)=\
1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)=1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Acap Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
After that, I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
probability
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1
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$=1-P(A cup B)$... Also your first line after "What I have so far:" is what you're trying to prove, not what you have.
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– Dustan Levenstein
Oct 10 '16 at 19:14
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I know that:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(Acap Bright)=Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)\
Pleft(A^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Aright)\
Pleft(B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
My proof so far:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(A^{C}cap B^{C}right)=left(1-Pleft(Aright)right)left(1-Pleft(Bright)right)=\
1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)=1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Acap Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
After that, I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
probability
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I know that:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(Acap Bright)=Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)\
Pleft(A^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Aright)\
Pleft(B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
My proof so far:
$$begin{gathered}Pleft(A^{C}cap B^{C}right)=left(1-Pleft(Aright)right)left(1-Pleft(Bright)right)=\
1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Aright)Pleft(Bright)=1-Pleft(Bright)-Pleft(Aright)+Pleft(Acap Bright)
end{gathered}
$$
After that, I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
probability
probability
edited Sep 18 '18 at 20:59
Oren Milman
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asked Oct 10 '16 at 19:10
Preston CharmellePreston Charmelle
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$=1-P(A cup B)$... Also your first line after "What I have so far:" is what you're trying to prove, not what you have.
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– Dustan Levenstein
Oct 10 '16 at 19:14
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1
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$=1-P(A cup B)$... Also your first line after "What I have so far:" is what you're trying to prove, not what you have.
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– Dustan Levenstein
Oct 10 '16 at 19:14
1
1
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$=1-P(A cup B)$... Also your first line after "What I have so far:" is what you're trying to prove, not what you have.
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– Dustan Levenstein
Oct 10 '16 at 19:14
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$=1-P(A cup B)$... Also your first line after "What I have so far:" is what you're trying to prove, not what you have.
$endgroup$
– Dustan Levenstein
Oct 10 '16 at 19:14
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Assume $A$ and $B$ are independent. Then
begin{align}
P(A^c cap B^c)
&= 1 - P(A cup B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A cap B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A)P(B) \
&= (1-P(A))(1-P(B)) \
&= P(A^c)P(B^c).
end{align}
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As you have found :
P(A') = 1-P(A)
P(B') = 1- P(B)
Now clearly $P(A')P(B') =1 - [ P(A) + P(B)] + P(A cap B)$
From set algebra we know that
$P(A) + P(B) = P(A cup B) + P(Acap B)$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P([Acup B]')$
Now from De morgans law we know that:
$[Acup B]' = [A' cap B']$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P(A' cap B')$ , as required.
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gradient23's proof is great, in my opinion, but I would like to show another proof that seems more intuitive to me, though much less rigorous.
The proof is based on a verbal definition of independence from wikipedia:
two events are independent [...] if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other
In addition, we use the fact that independence is symmetric.
The (non-rigorous) proof:
- We assume that $A$ and $B$ are independent.
- By definition, the occurrence of $A$ doesn't affect the probability of $B$.
- Thus, the occurrence of $A$ also doesn't affect the probability of $B^C$.
- So by definition, $A$ and $B^C$ are also independent, which by definition again means that the occurrence of $B^C$ doesn't affect the probability of $A$.
(Here we used the symmetry of independence.) - Therefore, the occurrence of $B^C$ also doesn't affect the probability of $A^C$.
- So by definition, $B^C$ and $A^C$ are also independent.
One could convert the proof to the language of math:
$$begin{gathered}Atext{ and }B,text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(B|Aright)=Pleft(Bright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=1-Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Atext{ and }B^{C},text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(A|B^{C}right)=Pleft(Aright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
B^{C}text{ and }A^{C},text{are independent}
end{gathered}
$$
But now we used conditional probabilities, which might be a problem in case $P(A)=0$ or $P(B^C)=0$ (here is a discussion about this problem).
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By definition if two events are independent then $P(A | B)=P(A)=P(A/B')$.
So, $P(A/B)=P(A cap B)/P(B)=P(A)$ and hence by multiplying both sides by $P(B)$ we get $P(A cap B)= P(A)P(B)$.
Hence proved.
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Assume $A$ and $B$ are independent. Then
begin{align}
P(A^c cap B^c)
&= 1 - P(A cup B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A cap B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A)P(B) \
&= (1-P(A))(1-P(B)) \
&= P(A^c)P(B^c).
end{align}
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$begingroup$
Assume $A$ and $B$ are independent. Then
begin{align}
P(A^c cap B^c)
&= 1 - P(A cup B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A cap B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A)P(B) \
&= (1-P(A))(1-P(B)) \
&= P(A^c)P(B^c).
end{align}
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
Assume $A$ and $B$ are independent. Then
begin{align}
P(A^c cap B^c)
&= 1 - P(A cup B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A cap B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A)P(B) \
&= (1-P(A))(1-P(B)) \
&= P(A^c)P(B^c).
end{align}
$endgroup$
Assume $A$ and $B$ are independent. Then
begin{align}
P(A^c cap B^c)
&= 1 - P(A cup B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A cap B) \
&= 1 - P(A) - P(B) + P(A)P(B) \
&= (1-P(A))(1-P(B)) \
&= P(A^c)P(B^c).
end{align}
answered Oct 10 '16 at 19:39
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As you have found :
P(A') = 1-P(A)
P(B') = 1- P(B)
Now clearly $P(A')P(B') =1 - [ P(A) + P(B)] + P(A cap B)$
From set algebra we know that
$P(A) + P(B) = P(A cup B) + P(Acap B)$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P([Acup B]')$
Now from De morgans law we know that:
$[Acup B]' = [A' cap B']$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P(A' cap B')$ , as required.
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As you have found :
P(A') = 1-P(A)
P(B') = 1- P(B)
Now clearly $P(A')P(B') =1 - [ P(A) + P(B)] + P(A cap B)$
From set algebra we know that
$P(A) + P(B) = P(A cup B) + P(Acap B)$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P([Acup B]')$
Now from De morgans law we know that:
$[Acup B]' = [A' cap B']$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P(A' cap B')$ , as required.
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As you have found :
P(A') = 1-P(A)
P(B') = 1- P(B)
Now clearly $P(A')P(B') =1 - [ P(A) + P(B)] + P(A cap B)$
From set algebra we know that
$P(A) + P(B) = P(A cup B) + P(Acap B)$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P([Acup B]')$
Now from De morgans law we know that:
$[Acup B]' = [A' cap B']$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P(A' cap B')$ , as required.
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As you have found :
P(A') = 1-P(A)
P(B') = 1- P(B)
Now clearly $P(A')P(B') =1 - [ P(A) + P(B)] + P(A cap B)$
From set algebra we know that
$P(A) + P(B) = P(A cup B) + P(Acap B)$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P([Acup B]')$
Now from De morgans law we know that:
$[Acup B]' = [A' cap B']$
Substituting, we have $P(A')P(B') = P(A' cap B')$ , as required.
answered Oct 10 '16 at 19:43


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gradient23's proof is great, in my opinion, but I would like to show another proof that seems more intuitive to me, though much less rigorous.
The proof is based on a verbal definition of independence from wikipedia:
two events are independent [...] if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other
In addition, we use the fact that independence is symmetric.
The (non-rigorous) proof:
- We assume that $A$ and $B$ are independent.
- By definition, the occurrence of $A$ doesn't affect the probability of $B$.
- Thus, the occurrence of $A$ also doesn't affect the probability of $B^C$.
- So by definition, $A$ and $B^C$ are also independent, which by definition again means that the occurrence of $B^C$ doesn't affect the probability of $A$.
(Here we used the symmetry of independence.) - Therefore, the occurrence of $B^C$ also doesn't affect the probability of $A^C$.
- So by definition, $B^C$ and $A^C$ are also independent.
One could convert the proof to the language of math:
$$begin{gathered}Atext{ and }B,text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(B|Aright)=Pleft(Bright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=1-Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Atext{ and }B^{C},text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(A|B^{C}right)=Pleft(Aright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
B^{C}text{ and }A^{C},text{are independent}
end{gathered}
$$
But now we used conditional probabilities, which might be a problem in case $P(A)=0$ or $P(B^C)=0$ (here is a discussion about this problem).
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
gradient23's proof is great, in my opinion, but I would like to show another proof that seems more intuitive to me, though much less rigorous.
The proof is based on a verbal definition of independence from wikipedia:
two events are independent [...] if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other
In addition, we use the fact that independence is symmetric.
The (non-rigorous) proof:
- We assume that $A$ and $B$ are independent.
- By definition, the occurrence of $A$ doesn't affect the probability of $B$.
- Thus, the occurrence of $A$ also doesn't affect the probability of $B^C$.
- So by definition, $A$ and $B^C$ are also independent, which by definition again means that the occurrence of $B^C$ doesn't affect the probability of $A$.
(Here we used the symmetry of independence.) - Therefore, the occurrence of $B^C$ also doesn't affect the probability of $A^C$.
- So by definition, $B^C$ and $A^C$ are also independent.
One could convert the proof to the language of math:
$$begin{gathered}Atext{ and }B,text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(B|Aright)=Pleft(Bright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=1-Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Atext{ and }B^{C},text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(A|B^{C}right)=Pleft(Aright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
B^{C}text{ and }A^{C},text{are independent}
end{gathered}
$$
But now we used conditional probabilities, which might be a problem in case $P(A)=0$ or $P(B^C)=0$ (here is a discussion about this problem).
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
gradient23's proof is great, in my opinion, but I would like to show another proof that seems more intuitive to me, though much less rigorous.
The proof is based on a verbal definition of independence from wikipedia:
two events are independent [...] if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other
In addition, we use the fact that independence is symmetric.
The (non-rigorous) proof:
- We assume that $A$ and $B$ are independent.
- By definition, the occurrence of $A$ doesn't affect the probability of $B$.
- Thus, the occurrence of $A$ also doesn't affect the probability of $B^C$.
- So by definition, $A$ and $B^C$ are also independent, which by definition again means that the occurrence of $B^C$ doesn't affect the probability of $A$.
(Here we used the symmetry of independence.) - Therefore, the occurrence of $B^C$ also doesn't affect the probability of $A^C$.
- So by definition, $B^C$ and $A^C$ are also independent.
One could convert the proof to the language of math:
$$begin{gathered}Atext{ and }B,text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(B|Aright)=Pleft(Bright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=1-Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Atext{ and }B^{C},text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(A|B^{C}right)=Pleft(Aright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
B^{C}text{ and }A^{C},text{are independent}
end{gathered}
$$
But now we used conditional probabilities, which might be a problem in case $P(A)=0$ or $P(B^C)=0$ (here is a discussion about this problem).
$endgroup$
gradient23's proof is great, in my opinion, but I would like to show another proof that seems more intuitive to me, though much less rigorous.
The proof is based on a verbal definition of independence from wikipedia:
two events are independent [...] if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of occurrence of the other
In addition, we use the fact that independence is symmetric.
The (non-rigorous) proof:
- We assume that $A$ and $B$ are independent.
- By definition, the occurrence of $A$ doesn't affect the probability of $B$.
- Thus, the occurrence of $A$ also doesn't affect the probability of $B^C$.
- So by definition, $A$ and $B^C$ are also independent, which by definition again means that the occurrence of $B^C$ doesn't affect the probability of $A$.
(Here we used the symmetry of independence.) - Therefore, the occurrence of $B^C$ also doesn't affect the probability of $A^C$.
- So by definition, $B^C$ and $A^C$ are also independent.
One could convert the proof to the language of math:
$$begin{gathered}Atext{ and }B,text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(B|Aright)=Pleft(Bright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=1-Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(B^{C}|Aright)=Pleft(B^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Atext{ and }B^{C},text{are independent}\
downarrow\
Pleft(A|B^{C}right)=Pleft(Aright)\
downarrow\
1-Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=1-Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
Pleft(A^{C}|B^{C}right)=Pleft(A^{C}right)\
downarrow\
B^{C}text{ and }A^{C},text{are independent}
end{gathered}
$$
But now we used conditional probabilities, which might be a problem in case $P(A)=0$ or $P(B^C)=0$ (here is a discussion about this problem).
answered Sep 19 '18 at 8:17
Oren MilmanOren Milman
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$begingroup$
By definition if two events are independent then $P(A | B)=P(A)=P(A/B')$.
So, $P(A/B)=P(A cap B)/P(B)=P(A)$ and hence by multiplying both sides by $P(B)$ we get $P(A cap B)= P(A)P(B)$.
Hence proved.
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$begingroup$
By definition if two events are independent then $P(A | B)=P(A)=P(A/B')$.
So, $P(A/B)=P(A cap B)/P(B)=P(A)$ and hence by multiplying both sides by $P(B)$ we get $P(A cap B)= P(A)P(B)$.
Hence proved.
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
By definition if two events are independent then $P(A | B)=P(A)=P(A/B')$.
So, $P(A/B)=P(A cap B)/P(B)=P(A)$ and hence by multiplying both sides by $P(B)$ we get $P(A cap B)= P(A)P(B)$.
Hence proved.
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By definition if two events are independent then $P(A | B)=P(A)=P(A/B')$.
So, $P(A/B)=P(A cap B)/P(B)=P(A)$ and hence by multiplying both sides by $P(B)$ we get $P(A cap B)= P(A)P(B)$.
Hence proved.
edited Mar 25 at 20:11
Brahadeesh
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answered Mar 25 at 18:32


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