Chapter 5. Elementary Probability and Discrete Distributions

Probability Theory and Data Analysis 84

Elements of Probability Theory 84

Probability of an Event 85

Rules for Two Events 85

Assigning Probability Values 86

Contingency Tables and Probability 87

Discrete Random Variables: From Events to Numbers 91

Three Common Discrete Distributions 91

Integer 92

Binomial 93

Poisson 95

Simulating Random Variation with JMP 96

Application 98

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