Conditional Probability

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What is Conditional Probability?

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The probability of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred.

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How is Conditional Probability calculated?

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P(A|B) = P(A and B) / P(B), where P(A|B) is the probability of A given B.

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What does it mean for two events to be mutually exclusive?

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

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What is the probability of two mutually exclusive events occurring?

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0, because they cannot happen simultaneously.

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What is the formula for finding the probability of an event A given event B?

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