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Chapter 3: Probability Notes
Set notation, mutually exclusive events and the addition rule, conditional probability from tables and Venn diagrams, and independent and dependent events with tree diagrams.
Sections
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3A Mutually exclusive events and the addition rule Mastered
Mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events, the addition rule P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) − P(A ∩ B), and complements.
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3B Conditional probability Mastered
Conditional probability P(A | B) from two-way tables, Venn diagrams and the formula P(A ∩ B) ÷ P(B).
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3C Independent and dependent events Mastered
Independent and dependent events, the multiplication rule, tree diagrams with and without replacement, and testing for independence.