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Definition: Conditional Probability

The conditional probability of both events A and B over the sample space S is

\[\mathrm{P(A/B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}}\], where \[B\neq\phi\]

\[\mathrm{P(B/A)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(A)}}\], where \[A\neq\phi\]

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Let E and F be events of a sample space S of an experiment, then we have   
Property :  P(S|F) = P(F|F) = 1 
We know that 
P(S|F) = `(P(S ∩ F))/(P(F)) = (P(F))/(P(F)) = 1`

Also  P(F|F) = `(P(F ∩ F))/(P(F)) = (P(F))/(P(F)) = 1`
Thus  P(S|F) = P(F|F) = 1 

Property :  If A and B are any two events of a sample space S and F is an event of S such that P(F) ≠ 0, then  
P((A ∪ B)|F) = P(A|F) + P(B|F) – P((A ∩ B)|F) 
In particular, if A and B are disjoint events, then 
P((A∪B)|F) = P(A|F) + P(B|F) 
We have 
P((A∪B)|F) = `(P[(A ∪ B) ∩ F]) /(P(F))`

= `(P[(A ∩ F )∪ (B ∩ F)])/ (P(F))` 
(by distributive law of union of sets over  intersection)

`= (P(A ∩ F) + P (B ∩ F) - P(A ∩ B ∩ F))/(P(F))`

`= (P(A ∩ F))/(P(F)) + (P (B ∩ F)) / (P(F)) - (P[(A ∩ B ∩ F)]) /(P(F))`

= P(A|F) + P(B|F) – P((A∩B)|F) 
When A and B are disjoint events, then 
P((A ∩ B)|F) = 0 
⇒ P((A ∪ B)|F) = P(A|F) + P(B|F) 

Property : P(E′|F) = 1 − P(E|F) 
From first Property , we know that P(S|F) = 1 
⇒ P(E ∪ E′|F) = 1            since  S = E ∪ E′ 
⇒ P(E|F) + P (E′|F) = 1    since E and E′ are disjoint events 
Thus, P(E′|F) = 1 − P(E|F) 

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