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Candidate
Six candidates for a new position of vice-president for academic affairs have been selected.Three of the candidates are female.The candidates' years of experience are as follows: Suppose one of the candidates is selected at random.Define the following events:
A = person selected has 9 years experience.
B = person selected is a female.
Are events A and B independent? Explain using probability.
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