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Explain carefully the meaning of conditional probability. Why is this concept important in discussing the chance of an event's occurrence?
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Probability is a measure of the likelihood that a given event will occur. It is a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates that the event will not occur, and 1 indicates that the event will definitely occur. Show more…
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