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Basic Probability
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Event Before we delve into probability, lets try to understand what is an event. An event as the name suggests represents an outcome from an action. For example, when a six-sided die is rolled, there are 6 possible outcomes or events: Number 1 i...
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Geometric Probability
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Geometric probability refers to calculating the probability of an event in terms of the area of a figure. Until now, we reviewed events and sample space that were discrete in nature, and the probability was defined in terms of the number of poss...
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Independent and Dependent Events
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Understanding independent and dependent events is important in answering the advanced probability questions in SAT. Independent Events: Events are considered to be independent if the occurrence of one event does not impact the occurrence...
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Mutually Exclusive Events
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Two or more events are said to be mutually exclusive if the occurrence of one automatically implies the non-occurrence of the others. In simple terms, two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time (i.e. they have no outcomes...
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