diff --git a/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.qmd b/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.qmd index 95a7518..cbf7b0a 100644 --- a/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.qmd +++ b/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.qmd @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ This can be viewed as one of two problems: + + + In this course we are interested in experiments where the outcomes of the experiment are uncertain, yet they follow a pattern or *probabilitiy distribution.* As you read in the above questions and answers, these probability distributions follow three rules. @@ -272,6 +275,10 @@ $$P(\text{not}~X) = 1 - P(X)$$ * Rule 2 or Rule 3 + + + + Informally, a distribution can be thought of as being "all the possible outcomes of an experiment and how often they occur." diff --git a/docs/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.html b/docs/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.html index 6126478..db7de62 100644 --- a/docs/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.html +++ b/docs/05-Probability/Intro_to_Probability.html @@ -5037,6 +5037,8 @@

Rules of Probability

  • The probability that he does not finish his homework is actually 1 minus the probability that he will finish his homework or 0.55 (i.e., 55%).

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    In this course we are interested in experiments where the outcomes of the experiment are uncertain, yet they follow a pattern or probabilitiy distribution. As you read in the above questions and answers, these probability distributions follow three rules.

      The three rules of probability are:

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    Rules of Probability

  • Rule 2 or Rule 3
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    Informally, a distribution can be thought of as being “all the possible outcomes of an experiment and how often they occur.”

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    Randomness

    A BYU-Idaho student was overhead saying, “I went shopping and bought some random items.” Did the person actually take a random sample of the items at the store? Did they write all the items down and randomly select the items for purchase? Of course not!