CBSE · Class 12 · Mathematics · Chapter 13

Probability

Advanced probability distributions and applications.

5 lessons 80 min
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Lessons in this chapter

  1. 1Conditional Probability: Updating the Sample SpaceUse new information to identify the possible outcomes and calculate a conditional probability.
  2. 2Joint Events, Sequential Trials, and IndependenceBuild probabilities along a sequence and decide when independence permits a simpler product.
  3. 3Combining Cases and Deriving Bayes’ RuleCombine mutually exclusive cases, then reverse a conditional probability using Bayes’ rule.
  4. 4Reasoning Backward from EvidenceUse priors and likelihoods to evaluate competing explanations of an observed result.
  5. 5Chapter Summary and PracticeConnect the chapter’s probability methods and use them to solve mixed problems with explicit assumptions.