单选题 An analyst does research about joint probability and gathers the following information about a stock's dividend:
Event 1 Probability of a dividend change 0.8
Event 2 Probability of a dividend increase 0.5
The joint probability that both events will occur is closest to:
A. 0.40
B. 0.50
C. 0.80

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 因为事件2股利上升已经包含在事件1股利变化之内,所以两者同时发生的联合概率就是股利上升的概率。