background preloader

PROBABILITY

Facebook Twitter

Conditional Probability and Combinations | Probability using combinatorics. Probability - theory of tossing coins. Probability --- coins experiment --- coins theory --- dice experiment --- dice theory --- for teachers How to write a probability Probabilities are written as numbers between zero and one. A probability of one means that the event is certain. If you toss a coin, it will come up a head or a tail. There are a couple of important points. What are the possible outcomes? When we toss a coin, there are two possibly outcomes. How many possible outcomes? You can see that the number of possible outcomes gets bigger and bigger. It is quite easy to find the different outcomes, since they are represented by the binary numbers with that amount of digits, with H representing the digit one and T representing zero. Working out probabilies by counting Once you have listed all possible outcomes, then you can work out the probabilities quite easily.

All these outcomes are different, and they are all equally likely. So the probability is 3/8. Calculating probabilities Pascal's triangle. Www.chisagolakes.k12.mn.us/algebraII/chap9/chap13-1.pdf. Binomial Probability. Www.pearsonhighered.com/sullivan/sul_alg_trig/Ch5_probability.pdf. Combinatorics: Selection and probability problems · Digital explorations. My old local 1982 reprint copy of Theory and Problems of Probability and Statistics by Spiegel has some interesting supplementary problems where answers are answers are usually given but not the solution or process leading to the answer. Q1.(1.113) In how many ways can 2 men, 4 women, 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 6 men, 8 women, 4 boys and 5 girls if (a) no restrictions are imposed (b) a particular man and woman must be selected?

Sol. Q1.a Using the product rule and formula for combinations, the solution is Q1.b The conditions stated reduces the number of selections for men and women. Q2. (1.114) In how many ways can a group of 10 people be divided into (a) two groups consisting of 7 and 3 people, (b) three groups consisting of 5, 3 and 2 people. Sol. After selecting 7 people out of 10, there would be three people to select from out of the remaining 3. Q2.b Q3. (1.127) An urn contains 6 red and 8 blue marbles. Sol. This evaluates to Q4. Tossing a pair of fair dice has a sample space. Probability | Aptitude Test Solved Problems | Interview Question Answers | l1p1. Probability Statistics And Queuing Theory - Vaidyanathan Sundarapandian. Www.math-magic.com/pdf_files/probability/prob_to_odds.pdf.

Addition Rules for Probability. Probability. Mathematics and statistics are found in almost every sector of work, academia, and everyday life. Math and statistics majors develop many transferable skills including critical thinking, problem diagnosis and solving, computer skills, and quantitative skills. Mathematicians work as analysts, research associates, technical consultants, computer scientists, or systems engineers, to name a few. Earning a graduate degree in a related area such as statistics, computer science, science, or engineering combined with an undergraduate math background could lead to interesting careers such as bioinformatics, digital imaging, climatology, or financial mathematics. Statistics is the science of learning from data and of measuring, controlling, and communicating uncertainty as an essential factor in scientific and societal advances.

The department offers the following majors: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with concentrations in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, and Teacher Licensure. 4. Combinations (Unordered Selections) A combination of n objects taken r at a time is a selection which does not take into account the arrangement of the objects. That is, the order is not important. Example 1 Consider the selection of a set of 4 different letters from the English alphabet. Suppose David selected A, E, R, T;Karen selected D, E, N, Q; andJohn selected R, E, A, T Note: David and John selected the same set of letters, even though they selected them in different order.

Hence, these 3 people have selected only 2 different sets of 4 letters (not 3 sets!!). Question: How many different sets of 4 letters can be selected from the alphabet? Answer Using the result from the above example and generalising, we have the following expression for combinations. The number of ways (or combinations) in which r objects can be selected from a set of n objects, where repetition is not allowed, is denoted by: C_r^n=(n!)

Notes (a) C_r^n=(P_r^n)/(r!) (b) C_0^n=1 (c) C_n^n=1 (d) C_r^n=C_(n-r)^n Example 2 Answer Example 3 Answer Example 4 Answer Answer. Www.math.mun.ca/~mgrewal/S2550/Chapter_03.pdf. Addition Rules for Probability. Math Magic - Probability -> Odds. Theoretical probability of two dice rolled sum of less than 5. How to Calculate Odds: 8 Steps.