STA 3033 Chapter 4: STA3033 Probability
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Sample space: a set of all possible outcomes from a random procedure. Probability: measure of the likelihood of an event. In a sample space s, a probability is a function that assigns a number p(a) to every event a such that: Sample question: a student wishes to take one course for discrete math and one for english. It turns out, there are 2 sections available in discrete math and 4 in. Therefore, there are possible outcomes for the student taking the two classes. Permutation: a number of different ways r selected objects from n distinct objects can be arranged and. We want to know in how many ways can we arrange 4 different numbers taking only 2 at a time. Can be arranged while taking only 2 numbers at a time as follows: Combination: a number of different ways r selected object from n distinct objects can be combined and.
