
probability - How to calculate intersection and union of …
Apr 15, 2016 · Only then is the probability of the intersection equal to the product of the probabilities of the events. P(A ∩ B) = P(A) P(B) only when events A and B are independent.
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Feb 4, 2013 · When the events are mutually exclusive, then you may multiply probabilities to get the probability of an intersection (i.e. "AND"). You are correct in that the probability of …
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1 Your title is "Probability union and intersections". So in words, you are asking if it is sometimes false that the probability of A A and B B is greater than or equal to the probability of A A and B …
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Apr 17, 2017 · But tossing 2 coins looks like a union: we're asking for probability of 2 independent events at the same time. I'd even suppose that intersection here is equal to union, but their …
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Thankyou, I understand this , I just don't understand, why we use multiplication to show the probability of events that is similar to both the sets. Imagine if a four year old kid ask why is …
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Mar 11, 2018 · In a probablity problem how do one come to know that one have to use intersection between two events or union between two events to arrive at the solution?
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Aug 18, 2017 · 1 I know what the union and intersection of sets are, but I don't understand how that applies to probability and events. (As in, why is the probability of the intersection of 2 …
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If you're interested in more detail, consult a measure-theoretic probability textbook. Let's motivate the proof for the probability of the union of three events by using this axiom to prove the …
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3 Does the union of two events exclude that those events may occur together? In other words, is it the same as an exclusive or? p(E1 ∪E2) = p(E1) + p(E2) − p(E1 ∩E2) p (E 1 ∪ E 2) = p (E 1) + …