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Statistics Chapter 15

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Mathematics

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12th Grade

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01/10/2010

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Term

General Addition Rule

Definition

For any two events, A and B, the probability of A or B is P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)

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Conditional probability

Definition

P(B|A) = (P(A∩B)/P(A))

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General Multiplication Rule

Definition

For any two events, A and B, the probability of A and B is P(A) * P(B|A)

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Independence (used formally)

Definition

Events A and B are independent when P(B|A) = P(B)

Term

Tree diagram

Definition

A display of conditional events or probabilities that is helpful in thinking through conditioning