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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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It is denoted as P(A|B), where A and B are two events. To understand conditional probability, we need to understand the concept of probability itself. Probability is a measure of the likelihood of an event occurring. It is expressed as a number between 0 and 1, Show more…
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