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Probability
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Mathematics
Post-Graduate
02/16/2013

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Random Experiment
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An experiment that can result in different outcomes, even though it is repeated in the same manner every time, is called a Random Experiment.

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Sample Space
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The set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment is called the sample space of the experiment.  The sample space is denoted as S.

 

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Discrete and Continuous Sample space
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A sample space is discrete if it consists of a finite or countable infinite set of outcomes.

 

A sample space is continuous if it contains an interval (either finite or infinite) of real numbers.

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Event
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An event is a subset of the sample space of a random experiment.

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Mutually Exclusive events
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Probability of equally likely outcomes.
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Whenever a sample space consists of N Possible outcomes that are equally likely, the probability of each outcome is 1/N

 

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Probability of an Event in Discrete sample space
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For a discrete sample space, the probability of an event E, denoted as P(E), equals the sum of the probabilities of the outcomes in E

 

 

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Axioms of Probability
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Probability:  Addition rule
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Probability:  A union B
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Probability A union B union C

P( A U B U C)

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Conditional Probability:

Probablity of B given A

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Probability:

A intersection B

P(A n B)

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Conditional Probability:

Probability A given B

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Probability:

Independent Events

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Conditional Probability:

Probability of A given B

P(A|B)

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probability:

Random Variable

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Probability:

Discrete and Continuous Random Variable

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Counting Techniques:

The total number of ways of completing the operations n1, n2, n3.... etc

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Permutation of n different elements:
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The number of permutations of a subset of r elements selected from a set of n different elements:

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The number of permutations of n=n1+n2+n3+...+nr objects of which n1 are of one type, n2 are of a second type,..., and nr are of an r th type is...
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The number of subsets of size r that can be selected from set of n elements:
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