PROBABILITY
PART 1 Basic theoretical probability
PART 3 Experimental probability
PART 4 Multiplication rule for independent events
PART 5 Multiplication rule for dependent events
PART 6 Conditional probability and independence
PART 1 Basic theoretical probability
1. Probability of an event = (# of times it can happen) / (total number of outcomes)
(1) the probability of event A is denoted as , = (# of times can happen) / (total number of outcomes)
(2) the probability of an event can only be between 0 and 1
- if , then event is a certain event
- if , then event is an impossible event
(3) if , then event has a higher chance of occurring than event
(4) if , then events and are equally likely to occur.
2. The Monty Hall problem
PART 2 Basic set operations
1. Set: is a well-defined collection of objects
(1) Element of a set: each object in a set is called an element of the set
(2) Two sets are equal is they have exactly the same elements in them
(3) Null set / Empty set : a set that contains no elements
2. Intersection of sets:
(1) the intersection of two sets of and is the set containing all elements of that also belong to
(2) denoted as
3. Union of sets:
(1) the union of two sets and is the set of elements which are in , in , or in both and
(2) denoted as
4. Relative complement of set in / Difference between set and