MA121: Introduction to Statistics

2.1: Classical Probability Model

• 2.1.1: Events, Sample Spaces, and Probability

  • Introduction to Probability Book

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    First, we will discuss experiments where outcomes are equally likely to occur and the frequency approach to assigning probabilities. Then, we will focus on the concept of events and touch on the issue of conditional probability.
    

  • Basic Concepts of Probability Book

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    Read this section about basic concepts of probability, including spaces, and events. This section discusses set operations using Venn diagrams, including complements, intersections, and unions. Finally, it introduces conditional probability and talks about independent events.
    

• 2.1.2: Counting Rules

  • Permutations and Combinations Book

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    This section introduces formulas for combinations and permutations, which are helpful in computing probabilities.
    

  • The Addition Rule for Probability with a Venn Diagram Example Page

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    Watch these videos, which introduce Venn diagrams in the context of playing cards and discuss the addition rule for probability.