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Further Venn Diagrams (OCR A Level Maths: Statistics)
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Further Venn Diagrams
What do you mean by further Venn diagrams?
- The Venn diagrams used here are no more complicated than those in the first Venn Diagrams revision note, however
- Venn diagrams, and the wording/terminology in questions, may now involve the use of set notation including the symbols (union),
(intersection), ‘ (complement) and | (“given that”) - Conditional probability problems can be solved using Venn diagrams
- Venn diagrams, and the wording/terminology in questions, may now involve the use of set notation including the symbols (union),
How do I solve conditional probability problems using Venn diagrams?
- Interpreting questions in terms of AND (), OR (), complement ( ‘ ) and
“given that” ( | ) - Conditional probability may now be involved too
- Use mini-Venn diagrams to sketch and shade the regions you are dealing with – use different colours if available or different styles of shading if not
- Shading can help you see the answer
since shade B first, then shade
the answer will then be
Worked example
Three events, and are such that
events and are mutually exclusive
(a)
Draw a complete Venn diagram to show the probabilities connecting the three events.
(b)
Find
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(a)
Draw a complete Venn diagram to show the probabilities connecting the three events.
(b)
Find
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Examiner Tip
- Always draw the box in a Venn diagram; it represents all possible outcomes of the experiment so is a crucial part of the diagram, the bubbles merely represent the events we are particularly interested in
- You may be able to answer some questions by applying formulae or you may prefer to use shaded mini-Venn diagrams; complicated questions tend to be easier with mini-Venn diagrams
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