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Name: Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional)
ID: m16848
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module introduces Venn diagrams as a method for solving some probability problems. This module is included in the Elementary Statistics textbook/collection as an optional lesson.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: diagram, elementary, probability, statistics, Venn
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.12 (history)
First publication date: May 27, 2008 4:55 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Mar 15, 2012 5:30 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.12 Mar 15, 2012 5:30 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Module: Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional): Added "If a student is selected at random find" and changed every occurrence of "a student" to "the student."
Version: 1.11 Mar 14, 2012 10:13 am -0500 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Module: Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional): Updated language by adding selecting a student at random.
Version: 1.10 Feb 14, 2012 7:37 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional): The 2nd A = list was corrected to read B =.
Version: 1.9 Feb 19, 2009 5:44 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional):  Updated glossary item.
Version: 1.8 Jan 14, 2009 6:57 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
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No corrections
Version: 1.7 Jan 14, 2009 6:53 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Probability Topics: Venn Diagrams (optional): Added to the definition of a Venn Diagram after the word "box" the phrase "that represents the sample space S."
Version: 1.6 Oct 27, 2008 7:53 pm -0500 by James Cooper
Changes: 
roles updated
Version: 1.5 Jul 31, 2008 9:59 am -0500 by Connexions
Changes: 
removed draft note
Version: 1.4 Jul 8, 2008 6:41 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review edits
Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 1:20 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review updates
Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 10:46 am -0500 by Connexions
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Roles changed
Version: 1.1 Jun 23, 2008 2:19 am -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Initial publication

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