Probability and Conditional Probability Quiz

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What is the probability of observing heads in five tosses, given the independence of tosses?

0.5
0.9688 (correct)
0.03125
0.2

Are the events of drawing a red marble first and a blue marble second independent from each other?

No, because the marbles are drawn simultaneously.
Yes, because they are both marbles.
Yes, because the marbles are different colors.
No, because the first event affects the second. (correct)

What does the notation P(A|B) represent?

Probability of event A occurring regardless of event B.
Probability of both event A and event B occurring.
Probability of event A given that event B has already occurred. (correct)
Probability of event B occurring given event A.

After drawing a red marble, how many marbles remain in the bag?

7 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the conditional probability P(B|A) after a red marble is drawn?

5/7 (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about conditional probability is true?

It takes into account prior information about other events. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the number of available marbles in the bag after a marble is drawn?

It decreases by one due to one marble being removed. (B) Signup and view all the answers

If the first marble drawn is blue, how many red marbles remain?

3 (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does Bayes' theorem primarily help to compute?

The conditional probability of one event given another (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the table provided, what is the probability of a true positive result for cancer?

98% (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the probabilities of P(X <= -1) and P(Z < -1) as the degrees of freedom increase?

They converge closer together. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'prior probability' represent in Bayes' theorem?

The likelihood of an event without new evidence (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which formula is used to calculate the union of two mutually exclusive events?

P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the parameter represented in the exponential distribution denoted by X Exponential λ?

The rate of occurrence of events. (C) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the table, what represents a false negative for cancer?

Negative test result with cancer present (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the probability density function (PDF) of an exponentially distributed random variable X?

λe^−λx for x ≥ 0. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the cumulative distribution function (CDF) FX(x) = 1 - e^(-λx) represent?

The probability that X takes on a value less than x. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'posterior probability' refer to?

The updated probability after considering new evidence (B) Signup and view all the answers

If a battery has a lifespan described by X Exponential 1/2500, what does the parameter λ represent?

The rate at which batteries fail. (B) Signup and view all the answers

If two events A and B are independent, what rule applies to their joint probability?

P(A ∩ B) = P(A) · P(B) (B) Signup and view all the answers

How is the conditional probability expressed mathematically?

P(A | B) = P(A ∩ B) / P(B) (D) Signup and view all the answers

To find the probability that a battery will die out before 3000 hours, which expression is used?

P(X < 3000). (B) Signup and view all the answers

As the degrees of freedom increase, what form do the distribution probabilities approach?

Standard Normal distribution. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the exponential distribution is true?

It can model the time between events in a Poisson process. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the course outlined in the content?

Fundamental Theories and Applications of Statistics (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which key term refers to the set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment?

Sample Space (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the three fundamental axioms of probability measures?

The probability of an event is less than or equal to the probability of the sample space. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of applying Bayes' theorem?

Updating probabilities based on new evidence (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'skewness' refer to in the context of statistics?

The asymmetry of a distribution (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which quantity helps in measuring the peakedness of a distribution?

Kurtosis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of inequalities and limit theorems in statistics?

To provide a framework for statistical inference. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of events does the course expect students to compute probabilities for, among others?

Mutually exclusive and independent events (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a probability mass function primarily used to describe?

Single value events of discrete random variables (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which property must a function f satisfy to be classified as a probability mass function?

The sum of f(xi) must equal 1 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of variable is described as being capable of taking only a countable set of values?

Discrete random variable (B) Signup and view all the answers

How is the event of observing 0 or 1 tail expressed in shorthand notation?

0 ≤ X ≤ 1 (B) Signup and view all the answers

In probability theory, what does the term 'distribution function' refer to?

A function that indicates cumulative probabilities up to a certain point (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a property of a probability mass function?

It results in probabilities greater than 1 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common event range discussed when dealing with probabilities?

X ≤ n for a specified n (B) Signup and view all the answers

What notation signifies that the values of the random variable X are within a certain range?

P(X ≤ z) (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the probability of event A containing one element in a sample space with four outcomes?

$\frac{1}{4}$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, what will be the value of $P(A ∩ B)$?

0 (C) Signup and view all the answers

Using the axioms of probability for events A and B, which equation is correct?

$P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)$ (B) Signup and view all the answers

In a random experiment with two coins tossed, how many total possible outcomes exist?

4 (A) Signup and view all the answers

If event A consists of outcomes $\{ω₁, ω₂, ω₃}$ in a sample space of size n, what is the probability of event A?

$\frac{3}{n}$ (C) Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes non-mutually exclusive events in terms of their intersection?

They can share some common outcomes. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the total probability of all possible outcomes in a well-defined sample space?

1 (C) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the classical approach to probability from the Bayesian approach?

The classical approach is based on frequency and assumes equally likely outcomes. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Random experiment

An experiment whose outcome cannot be predicted with certainty.

Sample space

A set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment.

Event

A subset of the sample space. It represents a specific event of interest.

Probability

The measure of how likely an event is to occur. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 means the event is impossible and 1 means it is certain.