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Probability

June 19th, 2008

Tags: Science

Probability A and B

  • P(A) + P(A’) = 1
  • P(AUB) = P(A or B) = A union B
  • P(A?B) = P(A and B) = A intersect B
  • P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A?B)
  • P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B)  for mutually exclusive events

Probability A and B and C

  • For 3 sets A, B, and C:
    P(AuBuC) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – P(AnB) – P(AnC) – P(BnC) + P(AnBnC)
  • No. of persons in exactly one set: 
    P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – 2P(AnB) – 2P(AnC) – 2P(BnC) + 3P(AnBnC)
  • No. of persons in exactly two of the sets: P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 3P(AnBnC)
  • No. of persons in exactly three of the sets: P(AnBnC)
  • No. of persons in two or more sets: P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 2P(AnBnC) 
  • No. of persons in at least one set: P(A) + P(B) + P(C) - P(AnB) - P(AnC) - P(BnC) + 2 P(AnBnC)