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Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Chapter 4
Probability
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Chapter Outline
4.1 The Concept of Probability4.2 Sample Spaces and Events4.3 Some Elementary Probability
Rules4.4 Conditional Probability and
Independence4.5 Bayes’ Theorem (Optional)
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4.1 The Concept of Probability
An experiment is any process of observation with an uncertain outcome
The possible outcomes for an experiment are called the experimental outcomes
Probability is a measure of the chance that an experimental outcome will occur when an experiment is carried out
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Probability
If E is an experimental outcome, then P(E) denotes the probability that E will occur and:Conditions
1. 0 P(E) 1 such that: If E can never occur, then P(E) = 0 If E is certain to occur, then P(E) = 1
2. The probabilities of all the experimental outcomes must sum to 1
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Assigning Probabilities to Experimental Outcomes
Classical MethodFor equally likely outcomes
Long-run relative frequency In the long run
SubjectiveAssessment based on experience,
expertise or intuition
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4.2 Sample Spaces and Events
Sample Space: The set of all possible experimental outcomes
Sample Space Outcomes: The experimental outcomes in the sample space
Event: A set of sample space outcomes
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Events
If A is an event, then 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1
1. If an event never occurs, then the probability of this event equals 0
2. If an event is certain to occur, then the provability of this event equals 1
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4.3 Some Elementary Probability Rules
1. Complement2. Union3. Intersection4. Addition5. Conditional probability
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Union and Intersection
1. The intersection of A and B are elementary events that belong to both A and B
Written as A ∩ B
2. The union of A and B are elementary events that belong to either A or B or both
Written as A B
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The Addition Rule
If A and B are mutually exclusive, then the probability that A or B will occur is
P(AB) = P(A) + P(B)
If A and B are not mutually exclusive:
P(AB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(A∩B)
where P(A∩B) is the joint probability of A and B both occurring together
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4.4 Conditional Probability and Independence
The probability of an event A, given that the event B has occurred, is called the conditional probability of A given BDenoted as P(A|B)
Further, P(A|B) = P(A∩B) / P(B)P(B) ≠ 0
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Interpretation
Restrict sample space to just event B
The conditional probability P(A|B) is the chance of event A occurring in this new sample space
In other words, if B occurred, then what is the chance of A occurring
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Independence of Events
Two events A and B are said to be independent if and only if:
P(A|B) = P(A)
This is equivalently to
P(B|A) = P(B)
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The Multiplication Rule
The joint probability that A and B (the intersection of A and B) will occur is
P(A∩B) = P(A) P(B|A) = P(B) P(A|B)
If A and B are independent, then the probability that A and B will occur is:
P(A∩B) = P(A) P(B) = P(B) P(A)
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4.5 Bayes’ Theorem (Optional)
S1, S2, …, Sk represents k mutually exclusive possible states of nature, one of which must be true
P(S1), P(S2), …, P(Sk) represents the prior probabilities of the k possible states of nature
If E is a particular outcome of an experiment designed to determine which is the true state of nature, then the posterior (or revised) probability of a state Si, given the experimental outcome E, is calculated using the formula on the next slide
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Bayes’ Theorem Continued
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Example 4.18
Oil drilling on a particular siteP(S1 = none) = .7P(S2 = some) = .2P(S3 = much) = .1
Can perform a seismic experimentP(high|none) = .04P(high|some) = .02P(high|much) = .96
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Example 4.18 Continued
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