sillly confusion in basic probability

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  1. SURESH SHARMA

    SURESH SHARMA Member

    Please clarify the below mention formulae :

    P(T1/S)=P(T1 INTERSECTION S] / P----------------- FORMULAE 1

    P(T1 INTERSECTION S)= P(T1) P(S/T1)----------------- FORMULAE 2

    FROM FORMULA ---1

    I CAN GET AS P(T1 INTERSECTION S] =P * P(T1/S)-- FORMULA 3

    NOW FORMULAE 2 AND FORMULAE 3 ARE DIFFERENT

    PLEASE CLARIFY

    THANKS IN ADVANCE \

    REGARDS

    Suresh SHARMA :) :)
     
  2. John Lee

    John Lee ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    This is the multiplication rule. All you've done is changed round which event happens first. Then the second event depends on that first event.
     
  3. SURESH SHARMA

    SURESH SHARMA Member



    dear sir ,

    what I understood that p(T intersection s) depends upon which events occur first , if suppose s event happen first then formulae would =p(s) * p(t/s) if T occur first then formulae would be p(T) *P(S/T).

    Is it correct ???

    regards
    suresh sharma
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  4. John Lee

    John Lee ActEd Tutor Staff Member

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