Step 1 :Given that the probability that a student studies for a test is 0.57, the probability that a student gets a good grade on a test is 0.77, and the probability that both occur is 0.47.
Step 2 :To determine if these events are independent, we need to check if the probability of both events (student studies and gets a good grade) is equal to the product of the probabilities of each event.
Step 3 :If they are equal, the events are independent. If not, they are dependent.
Step 4 :Calculating the product of the probabilities of each event, we get \(0.57 \times 0.77 = 0.439\).
Step 5 :Since \(0.439\) is not equal to the probability of both events (\(0.47\)), the events are not independent.
Step 6 :\(\boxed{\text{No, the events are not independent}}\).