Probability
The probability of a certain event is a number expressing the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as the ratio of the number of actual occurrences to the number of possible occurrences. In mathematics, it is a measure of how often an event will happen and is the basis of statistics.
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critics = 7 letters c = 2 i = 2 r, t, s, = 1 7!/(2!*2!*1!*1!*1!) = (7*6*5*4*3*2!)/(2!*2!)= (7*6*5*4*3)/(2!)= 7*6*5*2*3 = 1,260...
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Associates a particulare probability of occurrence with each outcome in the sample space.
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The only way to get 12 is to roll a 6 and a 6. When you roll one of the dice their is one chance in 6 of getting a six. For two...
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About 1 in 5 million
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On most exams, you only get one chance at getting a multiple choice question right before losing all of the credit, so your...
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The probability of a head in one flip is 1/2. The probability of HHHHTT is (1/2)6 = 1/64 The possible correct flips are HHHHTT,...
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We can rearrange the letters in tattoo 60 times.
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Since the normal distribution is symmetric, the area between -z and 0 must be the same as the area between 0 and z. Using this...
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-- The freezing over of Hell. -- A confirmed sighting of flying pigs. etc.
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This can be considered two independent Bernoulli events, so the probability of the whole is the product of the individual events,...
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There are 9 non-diamond face cards in a standard 52 card deck.
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The same number as there are black face cards. The face cards are King, Queen and Jack. There are two red cards -- hearts and...
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According to the links, Karl Pearson was first to formally introduce the gamma distribution. However, the symbol gamma for the...
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50% chance: Here are the four possibilities: H.H, H.T, T.H, T.T; where the first letter is the first flip, and the second letter...
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yea a little in grade 7 you will likely go over that again in grade 8.
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The sample space for 2 dice is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
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A union probability is denoted by P(X or Y), where X and Y are two events. P(X or Y) is the probability that X will occur or that...
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Rollin for dubs- check em1/6 chance for rolling the first six. 1/6 chance for rolling the second one (independantly). when doing...
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Assuming a standard deck of 52 cards with aces counting as 1 and all face cards counting as 10, there are: 16 ways of drawing an...
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Probably by a big explosion caused by a meteor or a comet
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A gambler's dispute in 1654 led to the creation of a mathematical theory of probability by two famous French mathematicians,...
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50 50 Not even close a) 1/16 b) 1/16 c) 1/256
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An event can either happen or not happen. If the probability of it happening is 3/5, then the probability of it not happening is...
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The area of a 33-foot diameter circle is 855.3 square feet.
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First suppose the two consecutive integers bex and x+1then according to the situationx+x+1=452x+1=452x=45-12x=44x=44/2x=22now our...
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8/7=1.1428571428571428571428571428571 so the ratio of 8:7 means it takes 1.1428571428571428571428571428571 sevens to equal 8
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Referred pain is usually caused by impingment of a nerve that serves the area where the pain is felt. Often, this is the nerve...
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How about the path a baseball takes when hit by a bat...
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There are four 2s in a standard deck of playing cards.
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45: 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1
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If you assume that the Ace is high, then the odds of drawing a card higher than a nine is a standard deck of 52 cards is 20 in...
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it entirely depend on what kind of a system you are working with. g is the probablity (number of accessible states) and k ln g is...
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% chance to occur + % chance to not occur = 100% Expressed in decimals, 40% chance to occur + 60% chance to not occur =...
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The sample mean is an unbiased estimator of the population mean because the average of all the possible sample means of size n is...
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While a two-dimensional ogive or a cross-section of a three-dimensional ogive may represent the shape of a given distribution,...
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Uncertainty is the uncertainness of any happening which may occur but probability is the ratio of which the happening will...
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Because as the sample size increases the Student's t-distribution approaches the standard normal.
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33% for every girl... (quick but wrong) 2. for a given solo pregnancy, we have the b-g option, or 1/2. For two pregnancies, we...
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The probability of picking a diamond out of a standard deck of 52 cards is 13 in 52, or 1 in 4, or 0.25.
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The Central Limit THeorem say that the sampling distribution of .. is ... It would help if you read your question before posting...
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The probability of rolling snake eyes on any one throw is 1 in 36, therefore, the probability of rolling snake eyes on any of one...
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This is a very simple statistic to comprehend and to calculate. It takes the frequency distribution method of calculating...
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There are 8 letters with no repeated letters and you are working out the number of combintaions of all 8 letters with respect to...
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Square centimeter, a unit of area: the area equivalent to a square that has a side length of 1 cm.
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King = 1 in 13Diamond = 1 in 4
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if you flip a coin once, the chance it will be heads is 50%
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No. Variance and standard deviation are dependent on, but calculated irrespective of the data. You do, of course, have to have...
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0.53 = 0.125.
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This is not a word ............. this is Australia written in this way .
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According to Wikipedia, Deneb's exact distance from the Earth is uncertain, which makes determining many of Deneb's other...
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The Monty Hall paradox is true because it is actually not a paradox, it is a case of misdirection and/or misunderstanding that...
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The queen on a standard modern deck of Anglo-American playing cards depicts no one in particular, and is most likely a distorted...
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Called the "rythm method", this method involves calculating a girls' ovulation time (usually 14 days into the cycle) and planning...
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It is not an exact science Actually, statistics is an exact science. It is the application of the results that leads to...
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No. There are many symmetrical distributions that are not Normal. A simple one is the uniform distribution:
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The z-score is a statistical test of significance to help you determine if you should accept or reject the null-hypothesis;...
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Many real life physics problems are parabolic in nature. Parabolas can be shown as a quadratic equation. If you have two...
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It depends on the specific test.
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Sampling error leads to random error. Sampling bias leads to systematic error.
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When you throw a die, there are six possibilities. The probability of a number from 1 to 6 is 1/6. This is classical probability....
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The statement is false. The binomial distribution (discrete) or uniform distribution (discrete or continuous) are symmetrical but...
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Since each digit has 4 possibilities to be arranged, and 2 of the digits have the same value of 3, the number of arrangements...
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A large degree of variation between individual measurements, in terms of the units used.
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1/4 (25%)
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The possible outcomes of a single dice is 6 ( 1,2,3,4,5, 6). If two such dice are rolled the possible outcomes are 6 multiplied...
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A space diagram is commonly used in mathematics. It is a table which represents a range of work to mostly do with...
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Standard error is random error, represented by a standard deviation. Sampling error is systematic error, represented by a bias in...
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Are you looking for an actual percentage? Because I'm sure there are lots of differing opinions and depending on the "research",...
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The sample space when tossing a coin three times is [HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH, TTT] It does not matter if you toss one...
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Objective probability is based on some basis of fact, experimentation, or analysis. Subjective probability is based on someones...
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You would multiply the probabilities. The probability the first marksmen hits the target x the probability the second marksmen...
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the probabiluty of two coins landing on tails is 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4, or one chance in four
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Various factors go into calculating the probability. How you drive,proper tire and car maintenance ,tire rotations and road...
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Because probability can't be greater than 1.
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The sample space when flipping a coin is [heads, tails].
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If a 31-day month starts on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday it will have 5 Sundays; if not it will have 4. So the probability is 3/7.
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The probability that a randomly chosen [counting] number is not divisible by 2 is (1-1/2) or 0.5. One out of two numbers is...
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Yes, you could get pregnant
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It's often less difficult and requires less effort to doubt rather than to believe. It requires less thinking, rationalization,...
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(1/2)^3 = 1/8 In general it is like this (p/n)^t. Where n is the number of equally possible outcomes (2 since you can get heads...
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the mccann twins are the related to madeleine mccan who famously went missing while on holiday with her perants. i cant remember...
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There are 52*51*50*49*48*47*46*45*44... (and on, and on and on) *3*2 arrangements of 52 cards, assuming that cards are not...
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to what is a probability chart. A probability chart is a graph, table or diagram of the expectation rate of occurrance. The chart...
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LetA= rainP(A)=0.38LetA'= not rainP(A') =1 - P(A) =1 - 0.38 =0.62so probability of it will not rain tommrow is 0.62
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probability density distribution
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It can be termed unlikely.
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"A gambler's dispute in 1654 led to the creation of a mathematical theory of probability by two famous French mathematicians,...
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also uncertain.
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With enough force on marble, it will break.
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Flipping a coin is a 50-50 chance no decision or thought needed. A jury should have the right of mind not to base a conviction on...
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