MathematicsHigh School

Conditional probability and the total probability formula

Probability given a condition

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Formulas

P(B∣A)=P(AB)P(A),P(A)>0P(B\mid A) = \frac{P(AB)}{P(A)},\qquad P(A)>0

Formulas

P(B)=∑i=1nP(Ai) P(B∣Ai)P(B) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} P(A_i)\,P(B\mid A_i)

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