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True or False: If events A and B are independent, then P(A|B) = P(B|A).

True or False:  If events A and B are independent, then P(A|B) = P(B|A).

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Neither.  Let us re-investigate statistics and probability to gain a more correct understanding.

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False.  P(A|B) is the probability of A occurring given that B has occurred, which (if A and be are independent) is not the same as the probability of B occurring given that A has occurred.

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