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Edexcel A Level Maths: Statistics:復習筆記3.1.2 Venn Diagrams

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Venn Diagrams

What is a Venn diagram?

A Venn diagram is a way to illustrate?events?from an?experiment?and are particularly useful when there is an overlap (or lack of) between possible?outcomes
A Venn diagram consists of
- a?rectangle?representing the?sample?space
- a?bubble?(usually drawn as a circle/ellipse/oval) for each?event
  - Bubbles may or may not overlap depending on which?outcomes?are shared between?events
  - Bubble(s) is not a technical term but we like it!

How are Venn diagrams labelled and what do the numbers inside mean?

The rectangle is usually labelled with an ?– as it represents the?sample?space?(all possible?outcomes?from the?experiment)
- It is often referred to as the Universal Set and is commonly labelled with ，， (the Greek lower case letter Xi) or (Kunstler script font)
  There is no standardised symbol used for this purpose
Bubbles are labelled with their event name (A, B, etc)
The numbers inside a Venn diagram (there should be one in each region) will represent either a?frequency?or a?probability
- In the case of probabilities being shown, all values should total 1

What do the different regions and bubbles overlapping mean on a Venn diagram?

This will depend on how many events there are and how the outcomes overlap
Venn diagrams show ‘AND’?and ‘OR’?statements easily
Venn diagrams also instantly show?mutually exclusive?events
- Independence?can be deduced from the probabilities involved

How do I solve probability problems involving Venn diagrams?

Draw, or add to a given Venn diagram, filling in as many values as possible from the information provided in the question
It is usually helpful to work from the centre outwards
- i.e. fill in?intersections?(overlaps) first
- This is particularly crucial with Venn diagrams with three events
  - the?intersection of events and ? will include the intersection of events?A,?B? and?C
  - a question would make it clear if a given frequency or probability is only for events?A?and?B?, and?not?C
Any?frequencies?or?probabilities?not?given?may be able to be?calculated?from those that are
- Use the results from Basic Probability to deduce missing frequencies or probabilities and answer questions
  - - For independent events,
    - For?mutually?exclusive events,
Check a completed Venn diagram that the?frequencies?sum?to the?total?involved or that?probabilities?sum?to?1

Worked Example

40 people were surveyed regarding which games consoles they owned.

8 people said they owned a Playstation 5 ( ) and an Xbox Series X ( ); 11 people said they owned a Playstation 5 () and a Nintendo Switch (); 7 people said they owned an Xbox Series X () and a Nintendo Switch ().

4 people said they owned none of these consoles whilst 2 people said they owned all 3.

Of those people that owned only one games console, twice as many owned a Nintendo Switch as a Playstation 5 and half as many owned an Xbox Series X as a Playstation 5.

(a) Draw a complete Venn diagram to illustrate the information given above.

(b) One of the 40 people is chosen at random. Find the probability that this person

(i) owns all three consoles,

(ii) owns exactly two consoles,

(iii) doesn’t own a Playstation 5.

and

?are independent.