Conditional probability emerges when the outcome a trial may influence the results of the upcoming trials. While calculating the probability of the second event (event B ) given that the primary event ...

**Conditional probability example.** We roll two fair 6-sided dice. Each one of the 36 possible outcomes is assumed to be equally likely. (a) Find the probability that doubles are rolled (i.e., both ...

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90 pupils were asked whether they owned a laptop or a tablet device. 52 said they owned a laptop. 45 said they owned a tablet. 23 said they owned both. Find the probability that a pupil chosen at ...

90 pupils were asked whether they owned a laptop or a tablet device. 52 said they owned a laptop. 45 said they owned a tablet. 23 said they owned both. Find the probability that a pupil chosen at ...

Abstract: In this work a stochastic controller, motivated by the sliding mode control methodology, is proposed for linear, single-state system with additive Cauchy distributed noises. The control law ...

Gerolamo Cardano (1501-1576) wrote the first recorded definition of probability. Mlodinow (2009) paraphrased a modernized definition of probability from Cardano's work, Book on Games of Chance: ...