Probability Concepts in Statistics
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What is the sample space for a single coin flip?

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • HH, TT, HT, TH
  • True and False
  • Heads and Tails (correct)

    • What is the probability of drawing a red ace from a standard deck of cards?

  • 4/52
  • 1/52
  • 1/26
  • 2/52 (correct)

    • What is the probability that a person will travel by train or bus during the Christmas holiday?

  • 0.01
  • 0.12
  • 0.03
  • 0.06 (correct)

    • What is the probability of a person having type B blood?

    <p>1/10 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately defines the concept of mutually exclusive events in probability?

    <p>Events that cannot occur at the same time. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the given example of selecting a donut, are the events 'glazed' and 'oreo' mutually exclusive?

    <p>Yes, because a donut can't be both glazed and oreo. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following events are mutually exclusive when drawing a single card from a standard deck?

    <p>Drawing a 4 and drawing a 6. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of rolling a 9 on a standard six-sided die?

    <p>0 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of selecting a glazed donut from the box, based on the provided information?

    <p>3/12 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of rolling a number less than 7 on a standard six-sided die?

    <p>1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of selecting either a glazed or oreo Kreme donut from the box?

    <p>8/12 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the complement of drawing a red card from a standard deck of cards?

    <p>Drawing a black card (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of drawing a card that is both a heart and a 4 from a standard deck?

    <p>1/52 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the complement of the event 'selecting a consonant from the alphabet'?

    <p>Selecting a vowel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If an event has a probability of 0.3, what is the probability of its complement?

    <p>0.7 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of probability relies on actual experience to determine the likelihood of outcomes?

    <p>Empirical Probability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Suppose 100 people are surveyed about their favorite color. 35 people say their favorite color is blue. What is the empirical probability that a randomly selected person from this group will say blue is their favorite color?

    <p>0.35 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A coin is flipped 100 times and lands on heads 48 times. What is the empirical probability of getting heads on a future flip?

    <p>0.48 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If we choose a ball, note its color and then replace it before choosing a second, are the events dependent or independent?

    <p>Independent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of getting an ace on the first draw and a king on the second draw, without replacement, from a standard 52-card deck?

    <p>4/52 * 4/51 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scenario represents an example of dependent events?

    <p>Selecting a student from a class and then selecting another student without replacing the first student. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event is related to the word 'conditional' in the context of probability?

    <p>Getting a parking ticket after parking in a no-parking zone. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the probability of selecting two bulgaries that both occurred in 2004, given that there were 5 burglaries in 2003, 16 in 2004, and 32 in 2005?

    <p>16/63 * 15/62 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes dependent events?

    <p>The outcome of one event influences the probability of the outcome of the other event. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following scenarios exemplifies independent events?

    <p>Flipping a coin and then rolling a dice. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The concept of conditional probability is relevant when:

    <p>We are interested in the probability of an event happening given that another event has already occurred. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of picking a red marble, then a blue marble, without replacement?

    <p>5/10 * 3/9 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A fair coin and a six-sided die are tossed at the same time. Find the probability of getting a head on the coin and a 1 on the die.

    <p>1/2 * 1/6 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a class of 30 students, 15 students are girls and 10 students are good at Math. If 5 girls are good at Math, what is the probability that a randomly selected student is either a girl or good at Math?

    <p>15/30 + 10/30 - 5/30 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A box contains 4 red balls, 3 white balls, and 2 blue balls. What is the probability of picking a red ball, then a white ball, without replacement?

    <p>4/9 * 3/8 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting an even number on the first roll and a number greater than 4 on the second roll?

    <p>1/2 * 1/3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A card is drawn at random from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card is either a heart or a king?

    <p>13/52 + 4/52 - 1/52 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A box contains 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random, one after the other without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a red ball followed by a blue ball?

    <p>5/8 * 3/7 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?

    <p>1 - (1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Probability

    The study of chance events using games like coins and dice.

    Event

    A process in probability, like flipping a coin or rolling a die.

    Outcome

    The result of a specific event or experiment in probability.

    Sample Space

    The set of all possible outcomes in a probability experiment.

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    Classical Probability

    A method assuming all outcomes in a sample space are equally likely.

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    Probability Rule 1

    The probability of any event is between 0 and 1, inclusive.

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    Finding Sample Space

    Determining all possible outcomes for an experiment, like flipping coins.

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    Gender of Children Sample Space

    Possible combinations of genders for three children: BBB, BBG, BGB, etc.

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    Probability of Impossible Event

    When an event has no members in the sample space, its probability is 0.

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    Probability of Certain Event

    If an event E is certain to happen, the probability of E is 1.

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    Sum of Probabilities

    The sum of the probabilities of all outcomes in the sample space equals 1.

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    Complementary Events

    The complement of an event E consists of outcomes not included in E.

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    Examples of Complementary Events

    Examples include rolling a die for a value not equal to E or selecting consonants when E is vowels.

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    Empirical Probability

    Empirical Probability uses actual experiences or experiments to determine likelihood of outcomes.

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    Type O Blood Probability

    Probability of a person having type O blood from a sample of 50.

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    Addition Rule

    The rule used to find the probability of either of two events occurring.

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    Mutually Exclusive Events

    Events that cannot occur at the same time.

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    Non-Mutually Exclusive Events

    Events that can occur at the same time.

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    Probability of Glazed or Oreo

    Calculating the probability of selecting an original glazed or oreo doughnut.

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    Blood Type Distribution

    Frequency distribution of various blood types in a sample.

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    Frequency Distribution

    A summary of how often each value occurs in a dataset.

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    P(nurse or male)

    In a hospital, P(nurse or male) = P(nurse) + P(male) - P(male nurse)

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    Multiplication Rule 1

    When events occur in sequence, use multiplication: P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B)

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    P(queen and ace)

    For drawing cards, P(queen and ace) = P(queen) * P(ace) when replaced.

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    P(head and 4)

    Probability of flipping a coin and rolling a die: P(head) * P(4)

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    Selecting 2 blue balls

    Probability of selecting 2 blue balls from a total of colored balls requires order and repetition.

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    Selecting 1 blue and 1 white ball

    Probability of selecting one blue ball followed by one white ball is calculated sequentially.

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    Dependent Events

    Events where the outcome of one affects the other.

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    Conditional Probability

    Probability of an event given the occurrence of another event.

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    Selecting without Replacement

    Choosing an item and not restoring it for future choices.

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    Example of Dependent Events

    Drawing cards from a deck without replacing them.

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    Probability of Events

    The likelihood of events based on outcomes of previous events.

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    First Draw Affects Second

    The result of the first event changes the probability of the second event.

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    Events Cascade

    Events that occur in sequence where one outcome impacts the next.

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    Study Notes

    Probability Fundamentals

    • Probability is the study of chances.
    • Probability grew from studying games of chance.
    • Probability theory uses coins, dice, and cards to measure chances.

    Basic Probability Concepts

    • Event: A process, like flipping a coin, rolling a die, or drawing a card.
    • Outcome: The result of an event—e.g., heads, tails, a specific number on a die.
    • Sample Space: All possible outcomes of a probability experiment.

    Sample Spaces and Probability

    • Toss one coin: Sample space = {Head, Tail}.
    • Roll a die: Sample space = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
    • True/False question: Sample space = {True, False}.
    • Toss two coins: Sample space = {HH, TT, HT, TH}.

    Sample Spaces and Probability - Example 1

    • Finding sample space when rolling two dice.
    • The sample space includes all possible outcomes (ordered pairs).
    • Example: Rolling two dice creates 36 possible outcomes.

    Sample Spaces and Probability: Example 2 - Drawing Cards

    • Ordinary deck of cards: Find the sample space resulting from drawing cards from an ordinary deck.
    • A standard deck of cards consists of 52 cards (13 ranks in 4 suits [hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades]).

    Sample Spaces and Probability - Example 3 - Gender of Children

    • Determining the sample space for the gender of three children.
    • Sample space includes all gender combinations for three children.
    • Sample space has 8 possible outcomes (e.g, BBB, BBG, etc).

    Classical Probability

    • Formula: Probability of an event = (number of favorable outcomes) / (total number of possible outcomes).
    • Equally likely outcomes: Each outcome in the sample space is assumed to be equally likely.
    • Used to determine numerical probability an event will or will not happen .

    Classical Probability - Examples

    • Card example: Probability of drawing a red ace.
    • Dice example: Probability of rolling a 9.
    • Child Gender example: Probability of 3 children having 2 girls.

    Basic Probability Rules

    • Rule 1: Probability of any event is a number between 0 and 1, inclusive.
    • Rule 2: The probability of an impossible event is 0.
    • Rule 3: The probability of a certain event is 1.

    Basic Probability Rules - Example

    • Impossible outcome: When rolling a die, the probability of getting a 9 is 0.
    • Certain outcome: When rolling a die, the probability of getting a number less than 7 is 1 (all outcomes are less than 7).

    Basic Probability Rule - Example

    • When rolling a die calculating probabilities based on outcomes. Calculating the sum based on the probabilities. The sum of all probabilities in the sample space is always 1.

    Complementary Events

    • Complement of an event E: The set of outcomes in the sample space not included in event E.
    • Formula: P(not E) = 1 - P(E).

    Complementary Events - Examples

    • Getting even numbers when rolling a die.
    • Picking a vowel in an alphabet and the complement is picking a consonant.

    Empirical Probability

    • Empirical probability: Based on actual observation or experiment, probability is derived from data.
    • Formula: Probability of an event = (frequency of the event) / (total frequency).

    Empirical Probability - Examples

    • Probability a person will travel by airplane for Christmas holiday.
    • Probability of different blood types from a sample.

    Addition Rule for Probability – Rule 1

    • Mutually exclusive events: Events that cannot occur simultaneously.
    • Formula: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B).

    Addition Rule for Probability – Rule 1 Examples

    • Getting a 4 or a 6 when rolling a die. This is mutually exclusive because rolling a 4 and a 6 on a singular roll cannot occur at the same time.
    • Selecting a month that begins with a 'J'. Picking a month in a specific way, and the probability of it being one particular month.

    Addition Rule for Probability - Rule 2

    • Not mutually exclusive events: Events that could occur simultaneously.
    • Formula: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B).

    Addition Rule for Probability - Rule 2 Examples

    • Picking an ace or a black card when selecting from a deck of cards. Is it possible to get an ace of spades for example, this is not mutually exclusive

    Multiplication Rules for Probability - Rule 1

    • Independent events: Events where the occurrence of one doesn't affect the probability of the other.
    • Formula: P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B).

    Multiplication Rules for Probability - Rule 1 Examples

    • Probability of picking a queen and an ace from a deck (when replacement is allowed).
    • Probability of flipping a head and rolling a 4 on a die.

    Multiplication Rules for Probability - Rule 2

    • Dependent events: Events where the occurrence of one affects the probability of the other.
    • Formula: P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B|A).

    Multiplication Rules for Probability - Rule 2 Examples

    • Selecting a card from a deck without replacement, then selecting another with the sample space changing.
    • Choosing a ball, then picking another without replacement .

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