Definitions

Tuesday, 2 July 2019

12:49 PM

 

The sample space  is the set of all possible outcomes

 

We can denote both a discrete set, as well as a continuous set.

 

A random / chance experiment is any experiment whose exact outcome cannot be predicted with certainty

 

An event  is a subset of the sample space of a random experiment

 

  implies  when

 

Mutually exclusive when

 

de Morgan's laws:

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• Additive Law of Probability / Inclusion Exclusion Principle
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Permutations -

Combinations -