Mathematics GCSE
Independent combined events
What Independent combined events means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Independent combined events
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Events where the outcome of one stage does not change the probabilities at the next stage, so you multiply along branches.
Topics that use Independent 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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