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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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