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<math>P(A \bigcap B|C) = P(A|C) \times P(B|C)</math>

Revision as of 10:07, 8 September 2008

Independence

In Two Events

$ P(A \bigcap B) = P(A) \times P(B) $

For example, given a coin, are the two outcomes independent?

$ P( \lbrace C_1=H \rbrace \bigcap \lbrace C_2 =H \rbrace ) $

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In Multiple Events

Conditional Probability

A & B are conditionally independent given C if the following formula holds true.

$ P(A \bigcap B|C) = P(A|C) \times P(B|C) $

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