Probability and Decision Making · Data & Statistics

Independence and Conditional Probability

Calculating the likelihood of events occurring given that other events have already taken place.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the occurrence of one event affect the probability of another in dependent scenarios?
  2. 2What is the mathematical definition of independence between two events?
  3. 3How can two-way frequency tables be used to identify associations between variables?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.A.2CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.A.3
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Probability and Decision Making
Period: Data & Statistics

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