Probability is the “machinery” that allows us to draw conclusions about the population based on the data collected in the sample.
Published: Jan 27th, 2013
http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_07001_107.swf http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_07002_107.swf This document is linked from Conditional Probability and Independence.
Published: Jan 23rd, 2013
Here again is the table regarding the periodontal status of individuals and their gender. Periodontal status refers to gum disease where individuals are classified as either healthy, have gingivitis, or […]
Published: Jan 22nd, 2013
http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_06007_104.swf Hint This document is linked from Basic Probability Rules.
Published: Jan 21st, 2013
At the end of 2003, money.cnn.com published a list of North America’s favorite car colors of 2003, citing DuPont Automotive as their source. Here is the list of the colors […]
Published: Jan 8th, 2013
Recall the blood type example: Here is some additional information A person with type A can donate blood to a person with type A or AB. A person with type B can donate blood to a person […]
Published: Jan 8th, 2013
On the “Information for the Patient” label of a certain antidepressant it is claimed that based on some clinical trials, when taking this medication there is a 14% chance of […]
Published: Jan 7th, 2013
Marital status can be categorized into: never married, married, widowed or divorced. According to Infoplease.com, the following are the probabilities of those marital status categories for adults in the United […]
Published: Jan 7th, 2013
http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_06001_099.swf http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_06002_099.swf http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/LBD_06003_099.swf This document is linked from Basic Probability Rules.
Published: Jan 7th, 2013
This interactive applet is part of the online content for Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 8th Edition (Moore and McCabe). It allows you to set the true probability and see the Law of Large […]
Published: Jan 7th, 2013
Background Recall from the introduction to probability section the birthday problem, which was presented as an example of when probability is counterintuitive. In particular, recall that we asked: “What is […]