Statistics and Probability Dictionary
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The rule of multiplication applies to the following situation. We have two
events from the same sample space, and we want to know the probability that
both events occur.
Rule of Multiplication
If events A and
B come from the same sample space, the probability that both A and B occur is
equal to the probability the event A occurs times the probability that B
occurs, given that A has occurred.
P(A ∩ B) = P(A) P(B|A)