Venn Diagrams Revised

A Venn Diagram is a diagram made up of circles, surrounded by a rectangle which contain all of the frequencies or probabilities of each event happening. Where the circles intersect the probability of these events happening at the same time is displayed.

NotationMeaning
P(A)The probability of event A happening
P(A’)The COMPLEMENT of A
The probability of event A NOT happening
P(AuB)The UNION of A and B
The probability of event A and event B happening or both
P(AnB)The INTERSECT of A and B
The probability of both event A and event B happening
The shaded area in this Venn Diagrams represents P(A)
The shaded area in this Venn diagrams represents P(A’)
The shaded area in this Venn diagrams represents P(AnB)
The shaded area in this Venn diagrams represents P(AuB)
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