statistical independence
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major reference
- In probability theory: Independence
One of the most important concepts in probability theory is that of “independence.” The events A and B are said to be (stochastically) independent if P(B|A) = P(B), or equivalently if
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definition by Moivre
- In Abraham de Moivre
The definition of statistical independence—namely, that the probability of a compound event composed of the intersection of statistically independent events is the product of the probabilities of its components—was first stated in de Moivre’s Doctrine. Many problems in dice and other games were included, some of which appeared…
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