Relationships between events
Distinguish unions, intersections, complements, and mutually exclusive events.
Meaning
An event is part of a sample space. Events can be combined by union or intersection, or replaced by their complements. Mutually exclusive events cannot occur together, so their intersection is empty.
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Topics
Unions, intersections, complements, mutually exclusive events
Learning goal
Distinguish unions, intersections, complements, and mutually exclusive events.
Helpful background
Connect sample spaces with set operations.
Relationships between events
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