6 Questions
What is probability?
Probability is a branch of mathematics that deals with the likelihood of occurrence of random events.
Define probability distributions.
Probability distributions are mathematical functions that describe the probability of different possible values of a variable.
What does probability describe in relation to subsets of the sample space?
Probability describes the probabilities of events, subsets of the sample space.
Probability distributions are not mathematical functions that describe the probability of different possible values of a variable.
False
Probability is not a branch of mathematics that deals with the likelihood of occurrence of random events.
False
Probability only applies to certain types of events and not all random events.
False
Study Notes
Probability is a branch of mathematics that deals with the likelihood of occurrence of random events. It is a mathematical description of the probabilities of events, subsets of the sample space Probability distributions are mathematical functions that describe the probability of different possible values of a variable and can be
Test your knowledge of probability and probability distributions with this quiz. Explore the mathematical description of the likelihood of random events and the functions that describe the probability of different values of a variable.
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