6 Elementary Probability and Discrete Distributions

Overview

The Role of Probability in Data Analysis

Elements of Probability Theory

Probability of an Event

Rules for Two Events

Assigning Probability Values

Contingency Tables and Probability

Discrete Random Variables: From Events to Numbers

Three Common Discrete Distributions

Integer Distribution

Binomial

Poisson

Simulating Random Variation with JMP

Discrete Distributions as Models of Real Processes

Application

Overview

The practical analysis of data occurs within the context of models and among the most valuable models come from the world of probability. Some of the patterns we observed in conducting descriptive analysis reflect or mimic patterns that are characteristic of specific probability ...

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