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Conditional probability

Conditional probability

a probability quoted when the range of choices admitted is restricted, i.e., conditional; thus, the probability of the child of a colour-blind man inheriting the gene is 1/2 if the child is female and almost zero if the child is male.


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... E_N be a sequence of N *independent* events. For simplicity, assume the probability for each of the to occur to be epsilon, i.e. P(E_1) = P(E_2) ... However however, even if the events were dependent, with small enough conditional probabilities the probability for H_N could still be ridiculously ...

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Forum: Evolution
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