Lesson 8: Conditional Probability and Independence

Learning Outcomes.

• Assign probabilities to events using counting methods, conditional probability.

Topic. This lesson covers: Conditional Probability and Independence

• Introductory Statistics by Sheldon Ross, 3rd edition: Sections 4.5
• Introductory Statistics with Probability (CUNY):
  • 4.3 Conditional Probability and Independence
  • 4.4. Counting Basics – the Multiplication and Addition Rules
  • 4.5 Intersection and Union of Events and Venn Diagrams
  • 4.6 Joint and Marginal Probabilities and Contingency Tables

WeBWorK. Sets 3.2-3.5