Probability is the “machinery” that allows us to draw conclusions about the population based on the data collected in the sample.
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View the Reading (≈ 1000 words) From the online version of Little Handbook of Statistical Practice, this reading contains a discussion of probability. This document is linked from Summary (Unit 3A).
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An overheating engine can quickly cause serious damage to a car, and therefore a dashboard red warning light is supposed to come on if that happens. In a certain model […]
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It is vital that a certain document reach its destination within one day. To maximize the chances of on-time delivery, two copies of the document are sent using two services, service […]
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Now that we have introduced conditional probability concepts, try this interactive demonstration which uses Venn diagrams to illustrate the probabilities we have been discussing. You can choose which event to shade and […]
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Consider the piercing example, where the following two-way table is given, Recall also that M represents the event of being a male (“not M” represents being a female), and E […]
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A fair coin is tossed 10 times. Which of the following two outcomes is more likely? (a) HHHHHHHHHH (b) HTTHHTHTTH http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_07004_109.swf This document is linked from Conditional Probability and Independence.
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