Explain Conditional Probability and Independence: CCSS.Math.Content.HSS-CP.A.5

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Common Core: High School - Statistics and Probability › Explain Conditional Probability and Independence: CCSS.Math.Content.HSS-CP.A.5

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Determine whether or not the following scenario represents a conditional probability.

A doctor wants to determine a patient's risk to heart disease knowing that the patient has a history of high cholesterol.

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A new test has been developed to detect lung cancer. A positive test result indicates lung cancer. There are, however, false positives, where the test incorrectly shows a positive result when there is no disease. Similarly, the test occassionally produces a negative result when a patient does in fact have lung cancer. All of the following are accurate EXCEPT:

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Determine whether or not the following scenario represents a conditional probability.

The chances of drawing a jack after drawing a jack of spades and then replacing the card back into the deck.

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