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Basic Probability
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Conditional probability
»
Pr[
A
Ç
B
] = Pr[
A
]
×
Pr[
B
|
A
]
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Independent events multiply:
»
Pr[
A
Ç
B
] = Pr[
A
]
×
Pr[
B
]
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Union Bound
»
Pr[
X
È
Y
]
£
Pr[
X
] + Pr[
Y
]
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Linearity of expectation:
»
E[
X
+
Y
] = E[
X
] + E[
Y
]