Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (5th Edition)
Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134133539
Author: Michael Sullivan III
Publisher: PEARSON
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Addition Rule of Probability
It simply refers to the likelihood of an event taking place whenever the occurrence of an event is uncertain. The probability of a single event can be calculated by dividing the number of successful trials of that event by the total number of trials.
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Probability Distributions
Understanding probability is necessary to know the probability distributions. In statistics, probability is how the uncertainty of an event is measured. This event can be anything. The most common examples include tossing a coin, rolling a die, or choosi…
Basic Probability
The simple definition of probability it is a chance of the occurrence of an event. It is defined in numerical form and the probability value is between 0 to 1. The probability value 0 indicates that there is no chance of that event occurring and the prob…
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Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (5th Edition)

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