Conditional probability and independenceEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map
Conditional probability
Multiplication rule
Conditional probability
and independence
P(B|A)multiplicationindependent
Independence
Exclusive vs independent
In context
Exam questions on Conditional probability and independence
- A bag contains 5 red counters and 3 blue counters. Two counters are drawn at random, one after the other, without replacement.Find the probability that the two counters are of different colours.2 marks
- Events and are such that , and .Find .2 marks
- Events and are independent, with and .Find .3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).