Mathematics GCSE
Dependent combined events
What Dependent combined events means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dependent combined events
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Events where the first outcome changes the second-stage probabilities, so you adjust the denominator and numerator.
Topics that use Dependent combined events
- Probability (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- analysis
- Combined experiments
- Equally likely events
- Equally likely outcomes
- expected outcomes
- frequency table
- frequency tree
- Independent and dependent events
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