CHAPTER 5 Basic Concepts of Probability
CHAPTER 5 Basic Concepts of Probability
Objectives
To develop the concept of probability, present some basic rules for manipulating
probabilities, outline the basic ideas behind Bayes’ theorem, and introduce the
binomial distribution and its role in hypothesis testing.
Contents
5.1 Probability
5.2 Basic Terminology and Rules
5.3 Discrete versus Continuous Variables
5.4 Probability Distributions for Discrete Variables
5.5 Probability Distributions for Continuous Variables
5.6 Permutations and Combinations
5.7 Bayes’ Theorem
5.8 The Binomial Distribution
5.9 Using the Binomial Distribution to Test Hypotheses
5.10 The Multinomial Distribution
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