STA 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: 4 The People, Coloureds, Radar Gun
13 Feb 2017
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We will begin our study of probability. In short, we will learn how to quantify uncertainty. We will study basic terminology, set theory, venn diagrams, counting techniques, probability rules, tree diagrams, conditional probability, independence, the. Basic set theory - complements, intersections, and unions. Probability - proportion of times that an outcome occurs in a very large number of trials: used to quantify uncertainty. Three types of probability: theoretical (classical) approach to probability - explicitly count all of the possible outcomes and those of interest. Example: a doctor assigning a patient"s chance of recovery from a surgery. In this class, we will concentrate on the theoretical and relative frequency approaches to probability. If an experiment can result in any of n different equally likely outcomes, and if exactly n of these outcomes correspond to event a, then the probability of event a is.
