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What is a necessary condition for a function to be a discrete probability distribution?
What is a necessary condition for a function to be a discrete probability distribution?
What is the formula to calculate the conditional probability P(A|B)?
What is the formula to calculate the conditional probability P(A|B)?
Which of the following is a property of independent events?
Which of the following is a property of independent events?
What is the definition of a continuous random variable?
What is the definition of a continuous random variable?
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What is the expected value of a random variable also known as?
What is the expected value of a random variable also known as?
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What is the standard deviation of a random variable equal to?
What is the standard deviation of a random variable equal to?
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Which of the following is an example of a continuous probability distribution?
Which of the following is an example of a continuous probability distribution?
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What is the property of conditional probability that states P(A|B) + P(A'|B) = 1?
What is the property of conditional probability that states P(A|B) + P(A'|B) = 1?
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What is the sample space when rolling two six-sided dice?
What is the sample space when rolling two six-sided dice?
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For independent events A and B, if P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.7, what is P(A ∩ B)?
For independent events A and B, if P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.7, what is P(A ∩ B)?
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Which type of probability distribution would describe the outcome of a fair six-sided die roll?
Which type of probability distribution would describe the outcome of a fair six-sided die roll?
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What is the conditional probability, P(A|B), if P(A ∩ B) = 0.2 and P(B) = 0.5?
What is the conditional probability, P(A|B), if P(A ∩ B) = 0.2 and P(B) = 0.5?
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Which of the following is NOT true for independent events A and B?
Which of the following is NOT true for independent events A and B?
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Which distribution is characterized by a symmetric bell-shaped curve?
Which distribution is characterized by a symmetric bell-shaped curve?
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Study Notes
Probability Distributions
Discrete Probability Distribution:
- A function that assigns a probability to each possible value of a discrete random variable
- Must satisfy two conditions:
- The probability of each value is between 0 and 1
- The sum of the probabilities of all values is 1
Continuous Probability Distribution:
- A function that describes the probability of a continuous random variable taking on a given value
- Examples: Uniform Distribution, Normal Distribution, Exponential Distribution
Conditional Probability
Definition:
- The probability of an event occurring given that another event has occurred
- Notation: P(A|B) = Probability of event A occurring given that event B has occurred
Formula:
- P(A|B) = P(A ∩ B) / P(B)
- P(A ∩ B) = Probability of both events A and B occurring
- P(B) = Probability of event B occurring
Properties:
- P(A|B) ≥ 0
- P(A|B) ≤ 1
- P(A|B) + P(A'|B) = 1 (where A' is the complement of A)
Independent Events
Definition:
- Two events are independent if the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event
- Notation: P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B)
Properties:
- P(A|B) = P(A) (since the occurrence of B does not affect the probability of A)
- P(B|A) = P(B) (since the occurrence of A does not affect the probability of B)
Random Variables
Definition:
- A variable whose possible values are determined by chance
- Can be discrete or continuous
Types of Random Variables:
- Discrete Random Variable: Takes on a countable number of distinct values
- Continuous Random Variable: Takes on an uncountable number of values in a given interval
Properties:
- Expected Value (Mean): The long-run average value of a random variable
- Variance: A measure of the spread or dispersion of a random variable
- Standard Deviation: The square root of the variance
Probability Distributions
- A discrete probability distribution assigns a probability to each possible value of a discrete random variable, satisfying two conditions: probabilities are between 0 and 1, and their sum is 1.
- A continuous probability distribution describes the probability of a continuous random variable taking on a given value, with examples including Uniform, Normal, and Exponential Distributions.
Conditional Probability
- Conditional probability is the probability of an event occurring given that another event has occurred, denoted as P(A|B).
- Formula: P(A|B) = P(A ∩ B) / P(B), where P(A ∩ B) is the probability of both events A and B occurring, and P(B) is the probability of event B occurring.
- Properties: P(A|B) ≥ 0, P(A|B) ≤ 1, and P(A|B) + P(A'|B) = 1, where A' is the complement of A.
Independent Events
- Two events are independent if the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event, denoted as P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B).
- Properties: P(A|B) = P(A), and P(B|A) = P(B), since the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other.
Random Variables
- A random variable is a variable whose possible values are determined by chance, and can be discrete or continuous.
- Types of random variables: discrete random variables take on a countable number of distinct values, while continuous random variables take on an uncountable number of values in a given interval.
- Properties of random variables: expected value (mean) is the long-run average value, variance measures the spread or dispersion, and standard deviation is the square root of the variance.
Sample Spaces
- A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.
- It is denoted by S or Ω (capital omega).
- The sample space for tossing a coin is {H, T} (heads or tails).
Independent Events
- Independent events are events where the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other event.
- The probability of both events occurring is the product of their individual probabilities.
- The formula for independent events is P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B).
- The probability of getting heads on both coins when tossing two coins is 0.5 × 0.5 = 0.25.
Probability Distributions
- A probability distribution is a function that describes the probability of each possible value of a random variable.
- Probability distributions can be discrete or continuous.
- Discrete uniform distribution is a type of distribution where each outcome has an equal probability.
- Binomial distribution models the number of successes in a fixed number of independent trials.
- Normal distribution (Gaussian distribution) is a continuous distribution with a symmetric bell-shaped curve.
Conditional Probability
- Conditional probability is the probability of an event occurring given that another event has occurred.
- The formula for conditional probability is P(A|B) = P(A ∩ B) / P(B).
- The probability of drawing a king given that the first card is a king is P(King|King) = P(King ∩ King) / P(King) = 3/4.
- This is calculated by dividing the probability of drawing two kings (P(King ∩ King) = 3/51) by the probability of drawing a king (P(King) = 4/52).
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Learn about discrete and continuous probability distributions, their definitions, and examples. Assign probabilities to discrete random variables and understand continuous distributions like Uniform and Normal Distribution.
