Dependent Probability

Solomon Xie
Statistical Guess
Published in
2 min readJan 14, 2019

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Dependent probability means the result of second event will change because of what happened first.

Refer to Khan academy: Dependent probability introduction

Two events are INDEPENDENT to each other when:

Furthermore, with concept of Conditional Probability, two events are INDEPENDENT when:

Dependent Probability & Independent Probability

▶ Practice on Khan academy: Dependent and independent events

Example

Solve:

  • P(A) = 4/24
  • P(B) = 4/24
  • P(A & B) = 1/24
  • They’re not independent because:

Example

Solve:

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Solomon Xie
Statistical Guess

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