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ARE YOU READY FOR THE QUIZ?
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UPCOMING IN CLASS
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Today Quiz 2, covers HW2 and HW3 of the
material learned in class. (9/12)
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Sunday HW4 (9/16)
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Part 2 of the data project due next Monday (9/17)
CHAPTER 14
From Randomness to Probability
MODELING PROBABILITY (CONT.)
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The probability of an event is the number of
outcomes in the event divided by the total
number of possible outcomes.
P(A) =
# of outcomes in A
# of possible outcomes
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FORMAL PROBABILITY
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Two requirements for a probability:
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A probability is a number between 0 and 1.
For any event A, 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1.
Probability Assignment Rule:
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The probability of the set of all possible outcomes
of a trial must be 1.
P(S) = 1 (S represents the set of all possible
outcomes.)
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FORMAL PROBABILITY (CONT.)
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Complement Rule:
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The set of outcomes that are not in the event A is
called the complement of A, denoted AC.
The probability of an event occurring is 1 minus
the probability that it doesn’t occur: P(A) = 1 –
P(AC)
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FORMAL PROBABILITY (CONT.)
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Addition Rule (cont.):
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For two disjoint events A and B, the probability
that one or the other occurs is the sum of the
probabilities of the two events.
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B), provided that A and B are
disjoint.
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FORMAL PROBABILITY
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Multiplication Rule (cont.):
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For two independent events A and B, the
probability that both A and B occur is the product
of the probabilities of the two events.
P(A and B) = P(A) x P(B), provided that A and B
are independent.
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PROBLEM 5
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A consumer organization estimates that over a 1year period 16% of cars will need to be repaired
once, 7% will need repairs twice, and 1% will
require three or more repairs.
Suppose you own two cars.
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT NEITHER
CAR WILL NEED REPAIRED THIS YEAR?
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.76
.24
.5776
.0576
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25%
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25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH
CARS WILL NEED REPAIRED THIS YEAR?
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.76
.24
.5776
.0576
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25%
25%
25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT AT LEAST
ONE CAR WILL NEED REPAIRED THIS YEAR?
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.76
.24
.5776
.4224
25%
25%
25%
25%
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PROBLEM 9 
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For a certain candy, 10% of the pieces are yellow,
20% are blue, 20% are red, 10% are green, and
the rest are brown.
If you pick a piece at random, calculate the
probability of the following…
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT YOU PICK
A BROWN PIECE?
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.6
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THE PIECE YOU
PICK IS YELLOW OR BLUE?
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.3
.7
.9
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25%
25%
25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THE PIECE YOU
PICK IS NOT GREEN?
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.1
.2
.8
.9
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25%
25%
25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THE PIECE YOU
PICK IS STRIPPED?
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0
.1
.5
1
25%
25%
25%
25%
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PROBLEM 9
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Now suppose you pick three pieces.
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You observe three independent events.
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF PICKING THREE
BROWN CANDIES?
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.064
.4
.64
.936
1.2
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF THIRD ONE
BEING THE FIRST RED?
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0.008
0.128
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0.8
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25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT NONE
ARE YELLOW?
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0.001
0.729
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0.999
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25%
25%
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF AT LEAST
ONE GREEN CANDY?
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0.1
0.271
0.729
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25%
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PROBLEM 15
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On September 11, 2002, a particular state
lottery’s daily number came up 9-1-1. Assume
that no more than one digit is used to represent
the first nine months.
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WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT THE WINNING
THREE NUMBERS MATCH THE DATE ON ANY
GIVEN DAY THAN CAN BE REPRESENTED BY A
THREE DIGIT NUMBER?
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0.000
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0.273
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WHAT’S THE PROBABILITY THAT THE WINNING
THREE NUMBER MATCH THE DATE ON ANY
GIVEN DAY THAT CAN BE REPRESENTED BY A 4DIGIT NUMBER?
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0.000
0.001
0.273
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WHAT’S THE PROBABILITY THAT A WHOLE YEAR
PASSES WITHOUT THE LOTTERY NUMBER
MATCHING THE DAY?
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0.001
0.694
0.761
0.999
25%
25%
25%
25%
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UPCOMING IN CLASS

Today Quiz 2, covers HW2 and HW3 of the
material learned in class. (9/12)
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Sunday HW4 (9/16)
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Part 2 of the data project due next Monday (9/17)