Conditional Probability: The probability that an event will occur, given that one or more other events have already occurred. More precisely the probability that B will occur given that A has occured.
The symbol P(B/A) Represents Conditional Probability.
Independent Events: Two events are independent if the occurence of one event happening does not affect the probability of the other event from happening.
The events A and B are independent if..
P(A B) = P(A)P(B)
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| P(A|B) = P(A) |
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B has no effect on A |
| P(B|A) = P(B) |
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A has no effect on B |
two events are independent if the occurrence of one has no effect on the probability of the other.
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