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independence
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Last Post:
Dec 14, 1999 2:56 PM
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RE: independence
Posted:
Dec 14, 1999 2:56 PM
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Pick a card from a standard deck, let A = heart Let B= king
P(A&B)= P(A)*P(B)
P(A|B)= P(A) and P(B|A) = P(A)
hope that helps
Pat Ballew, Misawa, Jp
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-----Original Message----- From: John & Mary Harrison <johne2@mail.series2000.com> at EDU-INTERNET Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 11:14 PM To: apstat-l@etc.bc.ca at EDU-INTERNET Subject: independence
One of my students asked for an easy example to illustrate that when events are independent then P(A and B) = P(A)*P(B). He can follow the formulas and understands why the statement is true. He just wants an English example. Since I find most independence to be non-intuitive (except for obvious things like volcanic eruptions vs scores on AP exam), I was stuck.
Mary Harrison Salem High School Va. Beach, Va.
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