Independence and Conditional Probability
Students understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data. They calculate probabilities of compound events in uniform probability models.
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Students understand independence and conditional probability and use them to interpret data. They calculate probabilities of compound events in uniform probability models.
Key Questions
- What does it mean for two events to be independent?
- How does the occurrence of one event affect the probability of another?
- How do we calculate the probability of compound events?
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