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What does it mean for the probability of something if an object is chosen with replacement?

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If you ha e a bag of 8 beads in different colours you pick one and not it’s colour. Then you put it back in the bag before you pick another one. So you are always picking from 8

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Dawn M

It means that the probability for picking that item doesn't change because the number of that item remains the same and so does the total number of objects stay the same.

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All probabilities remain constant if calculated after replacement, as the initial probability space is equivalent to the new probability space.

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Pranav

It means that as the object is placed back after choosing it, the probability of it being chosen again doesn't not change, unless the system has been changed in another way.

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Mischa Duggal

If an object is replaced, then the probability of picking it remains the same each time. Also it means that the amount of objects we have to choose from will stay the same each time. For example, if you were picking marbles out of a bag: if each marble is replaced after being chosen, the probability is /20 each time. If not, the probability goes from /20 then /19 etc after each marble is chosen.

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Adefuye Adetayo Olugbenga

It means that when an object is chosen or taken, it does not affect the total possible outcomes.

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