Probability:
Probability is the study of random or nondeterministic events.
e.g. if we toss a fair coin, then it results either a head or tail; of course we cannot be sure of the outcome in advance.
N=the number of tosses
n=the number of heads of obtained,
P(n)=1/2
i) all possible outcomes of the experiment are known in advance.
ii) A performance of an experiment results in an outcome which is not known in advance.
iii) the experiment can be repeated under identical conditions.
Probability is the study of random or nondeterministic events.
e.g. if we toss a fair coin, then it results either a head or tail; of course we cannot be sure of the outcome in advance.
N=the number of tosses
n=the number of heads of obtained,
P(n)=1/2
Statistical Experiment:
A random or statistical experiment is one in whichi) all possible outcomes of the experiment are known in advance.
ii) A performance of an experiment results in an outcome which is not known in advance.
iii) the experiment can be repeated under identical conditions.
Sample space:
The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes of the experiment.
e.g. if we toss a coin twice,the sample space will be
S={hh,ht,th,tt}
Event:
A subset of a sample space is called an event. An event is said to occur if an element of the event occurs
e.g. E={hh,ht}
Prob. of an event:
If the sample space S is finite, the probability of an event A denoted by P(A) is defined as
P(A)=size of A/size of S