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7. Conditional Probability, Independence, and Trees

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    Contents 7A:

    1. Conditional Probability, Example 1 (https://youtu.be/nlGibQ0FNok)
    2. Conditional Probability, Example 2 (https://youtu.be/CTEfY511NSE)
    3. Conditional Probability, Example 3 (https://youtu.be/AlT8lJdZJ3E)
    4. Conditional Probability, Example 4 (https://youtu.be/dIcwlUuLyyA)
    5. Independent Events, Example 1 (https://youtu.be/xv0LSmsQ7Nc)
    6. Independent Events, Example 2 (https://youtu.be/5mtEApAMd9Q)
    7. Independent Events, Example 3 (https://youtu.be/-t3X1w_hiVA)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Prework 7A:

    1. Suppose \(Pr(A)=0.4\), \(Pr(B)=0.6\), and \(Pr(A\cap B)=0.15\). Compute \(Pr(A|B)\) and \(Pr(A|B^c)\).
    2. Suppose that \(Pr(A) = 0.3\), \(Pr(B) = 0.5\), \(Pr(A\cap B^c) = 0.16\). Are \(A\) and \(B\) independent? Explain.
    3. Suppose \(A\) and \(B\) are independent events, with \(Pr(A) = .4\) and \(Pr(B) = .7\). Compute \(Pr(A^c|B)\) and \(Pr(A|B^c )\).
    4. There 5 first-years and 3 sophomores in a classroom. Two are selected at random. What is the probability that both are first-years given that at least one is a first-year?

    Prework 7A Google form

    Contents 7B:

    1. Trees and probability, Example 1 (https://youtu.be/MElgs4cyr3o)
    2. Trees and probability, Example 2 (https://youtu.be/sRBImVlnruc)
    3. Trees and probability, Important Facts (https://youtu.be/nW7DN-WajCQ)
    4. Trees and probability, Example 3 (https://youtu.be/K_ioVFHU4JM)
    5. Trees and conditional probability, Example 1 (https://youtu.be/-P1kYrXUcZI)
    6. Trees and conditional probability, Example 2 (https://youtu.be/pM9s4Oc4NZ4)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Prework 7B:

    1. Box 1 has 4 red markers, 5 green markers, and 2 black markers. Box 2 has 3 red markers, 2 green markers, and 4 black markers. A box is chosen at random and then a marker is drawn from the box. What is the probability a green marker is chosen?
    2. You first randomly select a fair coin or weighted coin (the probability of a getting a tails on the weighted coin is .3). Then you flip the coin twice and record the results. What is the probability the coin was weighted, given that both flips are heads?
    3. A box contains six red balls and two white balls. Two of the 8 balls are randomly selected from the box, one after another and without replacement. What is the probability that the first ball selected is red, given that the second ball selected is white?

    Prework 7B Google form


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