Probability Theory Visualization
Interactive Exploration of Conditional Probability, Independence & Total Probability
🎯 Select Demo Mode
⚙️ Parameter Controls
📊 Probability Data
📌 Observation: Adjust the sliders to change P(A), P(B), and P(A∩B). When independent events is enabled, P(A∩B) is automatically calculated as P(A)×P(B). The blue circle represents B, the red circle represents A, and the purple overlapping area represents A∩B. Conditional probability P(A|B) is the proportion of the purple area within the blue circle.
📌 Observation: This is a probability decision tree. B₁ and B₂ are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events (causes), and A is the result. The probability of each path is the product of conditional probability and prior probability. P(A) is the sum of probabilities of all paths that lead to A.
📖 Total Probability Formula Derivation
Step 1: Understand the Premise
设事件组 B₁, B₂, ..., Bₙ 是样本空间 Ω 的一个划分(即 Bᵢ 互不相容且 ∪Bᵢ = Ω)
对于任意事件 A,我们有:
Step 2: Decompose Event A
A = A ∩ Ω = A ∩ (∪Bᵢ) = ∪(A ∩ Bᵢ)
由于 Bᵢ 互不相容,则 A ∩ Bᵢ 也互不相容
Step 3: Apply Countable Additivity
P(A) = P(∪(A ∩ Bᵢ)) = ∑P(A ∩ Bᵢ)
Step 4: Apply Multiplication Rule
对每一项使用乘法公式:P(A ∩ Bᵢ) = P(A|Bᵢ)P(Bᵢ)
最终公式:
P(A) = ∑ P(A|Bᵢ)P(Bᵢ)
其中 i = 1, 2, ..., n