AP Stats Unit 4 pt 1 Probability Review

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What is the probability of two mutually exclusive events occurring?

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0

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

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What is the false positive rate in a blood test?

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The false positive rate is the probability that the test returns a positive result when the subject does not have the disease.

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If 2% of a population has a disease, what is the probability that a randomly selected individual who tests positive actually has the disease, given a false positive rate of 0.01 and a false negative rate of 0.05?

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0.6597

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6

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What is the probability that a student will not earn an A or a B on the midterm if the probabilities of scoring 100%, 90%-99%, and 80%-89% are 2%, 3%, and 10% respectively?

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.85

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What is the formula for conditional probability?

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P(A|B) = P(A and B) / P(B)

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

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If event A occurs with probability 0.5 and event B occurs with probability 0.6, and the probability that both A and B occur is 0.1, what is P(A|B)?

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1/6

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

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What does P(Foreign language | Sport) represent?

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The probability of a student taking a foreign language given that they are involved in sports.

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

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What is the complement of an event?

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The complement of an event A is the probability that A does not occur, denoted as P(A').

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

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Define mutually exclusive events.

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Two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time.

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What is the total probability rule?

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The total probability rule states that the total probability of an event can be found by considering all possible ways that event can occur.