The main objective of Chapter 4 is to help you understand the basic principles of probability, thereby enabling you to:
Describe what probability is and when one would use it
Differentiate among three methods of assigning probabilities: the classical method, relative frequency of occurrence, and subjective probability
Deconstruct the elements of probability by defining experiments, sample spaces, and events, classifying events as mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, complementary, or independent, and counting possibilities
Compare marginal, union, joint, and conditional probabilities by defining each one
Calculate probabilities using the general law of addition, along with a joint probability table, the complement of a union, or the special law of addition if necessary
Calculate joint probabilities of both independent and dependent events using the general and special laws of multiplication
Calculate conditional probabilities with various forms of the law of conditional probability, and use them to determine if two events are independent.
Calculate conditional probabilities using Bayes' rule
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