Question

identify the two events described in the study and determine if the results indicate that the events are independent or dependent. explain your reasoning
a study found that there is no relationship between being around cell phones and developing lung cancer.

identify the two events. choose the correct answer below.

a. developing lung cancer and not developing lung cancer.
b. being around cell phones and developing lung cancer.
c. being around people with lung cancer and exposure to cell phones.
d. being around cell phones and not being around cell phones.

Explanation:

The study is about the relationship between two events. The first part of the study mentions "being around cell phones" and the second part mentions "developing lung cancer". Since the study found no relationship between them, for independent events, the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of the other. Here, since there's no relationship (i.e., being around cell phones doesn't affect the chance of developing lung cancer and vice - versa), they are independent.

Answer:

B. Being around cell phones and developing lung cancer.
The events are independent because the study shows no relationship between being around cell phones and developing lung cancer. That is, the occurrence of one event (being around cell phones) does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other event (developing lung cancer).