Introduction The word Probability derives from probity‚ a measure of the authority of a witness in a legal case in Europe‚ and often correlated with the witness ’s nobility. In a sense‚ this differs much from the modern meaning of probability‚ which‚ in contrast‚ is used as a measure of the weight of empirical evidence‚ and is arrived at from inductive reasoning and statistical inference. A short history of Probability Theory............ The branch of mathematics known as probability theory was inspired
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P(S) The symbol for the probability of success P(F) The symbol for the probability of failure p The numerical probability of a success q The numerical probability of a failure P(S) = p and P(F) = 1 - p = q n The number of trials X The number of successes The probability of a success in a binomial experiment can be computed with the following formula. Binomial Probability Formula In a binomial experiment
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Selfishness and Charity When taking into account the doctrines of selfishness and charity‚ Ebenezer Scrooge is a prime example of moral irresponsibility. When asked by two philanthropic men to make a charity donation‚ he refuses: “It’s not my business… It’s enough for a man to understand his own business‚ and not to interfere with other people’s. Mine occupies me constantly” (Fleming‚ 19). With a utilitarian understanding of kindness and charity‚ Scrooge refuses to contribute because he believes
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Charity‚ Moral‚ and the Condition of Our World When it comes to charity‚ morality‚ and concern for one another‚ humans tend to vary drastically on how we feel and act depending on the circumstance and the individual. What makes this issue so complex is the fact that we are naturally set to want to help one another and be kind (in most cases) while at the same time being naturally focused on the survival and wellbeing of ourselves and loved ones over most other things. These natural settings‚ of
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be able to ONEDefine probability. TWO Describe the classical‚ empirical‚ and subjective approaches to probability. THREEUnderstand the terms experiment‚ event‚ outcome‚ permutation‚ and combination. FOURDefine the terms conditional probability and joint probability. FIVE Calculate probabilities applying the rules of addition and multiplication. SIXUse a tree diagram to organize and compute probabilities. SEVEN Calculate a probability using Bayes theorem. What is probability There is really no answer
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Probability Paper David E. Nelson QNT/561 February 14‚ 2013 Professor Minh Bui Probability Paper My friends suggested that we take a hiking trip through South America this year. The reason for such a trip was to celebrate 16 years of close friendship. The four of us had known each other since we were in middle school and have since become inseparable. Even though we all lead very different lives and have even started our own families‚ we always manage to find time to spend with each other
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acceptable depending on the true motivation of the person that is being charitable. It is morally unacceptable if the person does it only for the intention of receiving a reward; however‚ if their motivation is out of kindness‚ then it becomes morally acceptable to receive an incentive. Charity is a neat way to help out people in need. Society presents opportunities every now and then when the time or donation would be highly appreciated. Charities all over the world are finding it more and more
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Probability distribution Definition with example: The total set of all the probabilities of a random variable to attain all the possible values. Let me give an example. We toss a coin 3 times and try to find what the probability of obtaining head is? Here the event of getting head is known as the random variable. Now what are the possible values of the random variable‚ i.e. what is the possible number of times that head might occur? It is 0 (head never occurs)‚ 1 (head occurs once out of 2 tosses)
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Conditional Probability How to handle Dependent Events Life is full of random events! You need to get a "feel" for them to be a smart and successful person. Independent Events Events can be "Independent"‚ meaning each event is not affected by any other events. Example: Tossing a coin. Each toss of a coin is a perfect isolated thing. What it did in the past will not affect the current toss. The chance is simply 1-in-2‚ or 50%‚ just like ANY toss of the coin. So each toss is an Independent
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is the probability that both outcomes are heads? Explain. Ans. P(H) = 1/2 Probability of 2 heads = 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4 Q.2 Suppose that 25% of the population in a given area is exposed to a television commercial on Ford automobiles‚ and 34% is exposed to Ford’s radio advertisements. Also‚ it is known that 10 % of the population is exposed to both means of advertising. If a person is randomly chose out of the entire population on this area‚ what is the probability that he
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