Probability and Inferential Statistics · Data & Probability

Conditional Probability and Bayes

Calculating the probability of events based on prior knowledge of related conditions.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does new information change our assessment of the probability of an event?
  2. 2Why is the concept of independence so critical when calculating joint probabilities?
  3. 3How can tree diagrams help visualize the paths of conditional outcomes?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.A.3CCSS.Math.Content.HSS.CP.B.6
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Probability and Inferential Statistics
Period: Data & Probability

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