Basic probability rules


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Controll questions

  1. What are the three axioms of probability?
  2. What does it mean for two events to be disjoint, and how does the third axiom apply to such events?
  3. Explain the complement rule in your own words.
  4. When calculating the probability of the union of two events, why do we need to subtract the probability of their intersection?
  5. Describe the Law of Total Probability.