Final Exam [Bulk Review 1] Flashcards

Exam concepts 1 (Axioms of Probability) through 4 (Distributions)

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Definition of independent events?

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Two events, A and B, are independent if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of the other occurring.

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P(A and B) of independent events?

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P(AandB) = P(A) × P(B)

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Events A and B are independent if . . .

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P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B)
P(A | B) = P(A)
P(B | A) = P(B)

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Definition of dependent events?

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Two events, A and B, are dependent if the occurrence of one event affects the probability of the other. Commonly, P(B∣A) represents the probability of B given that A has occurred.

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P(A and B) of dependent events?

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P(A and B) = P(B ∣ A) × P(A)

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Definition of mutually exclusive events?

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Two events, A and B, are mutually exclusive (or disjoint) if they cannot both occur at the same time.

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P(A and B) of mutually exclusive events?

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P(AandB) = 0

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P(AorB) of mutually exclusive events?

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P(AorB) = P(A) + P(B)

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Definition of non-mutually exclusive events?

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Two events, A and B, are non-mutually exclusive if they can both occur at the same time.

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P(AorB) of non-mutually exclusive events?

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P(AorB) = P(A) + P(B) − P(AandB)

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Definition of conditional probability?

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The probability of one event occurring given that another event has already occurred.

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P(B given that A)?

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P(B∣A) = P(AandB) / P(A)

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What is Baye’s Theorem for P(B∣A)?

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P(B∣A) = P(A∣B )× P(B) / P(A)

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P(A given that B)?

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P(A∣B) = P(AandB) / P(B)

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When working conditionally it is sometimes easier to calculate P(A and B) as . . .

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P(A|B) ⋅ P(B) OR P(B|A) ⋅ P(A)

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Can events be independent and mutually exclusive?

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NO unless one of the events has a zero probability (i.e., one of the events cannot occur). This is because mutually exclusive events can never occur together, whereas independent events can.

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When asked for P(A or B) of independent events?

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P(AorB) = P(A) + P(B) − P(AandB)
Because independent events are NOT mutually exclusive

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Addition Rule for . . .
Mutually Exclusive Events:
Non-Mutually Exclusive Events:

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Mutually Exclusive Events:
P(AorB) = P(A) + P(B)

Non-Mutually Exclusive Events:
P(AorB) = P(A) + P(B) − P(AandB)

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Multiplication Rule for . . .
Independent Events:
Dependent Events:

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Independent Events:
P(AandB) = P(A) × P(B)

Dependent Events:
P(AandB) = P(A) × P(B∣A)

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If S is the sample space for any event A⊆S . . .
A ⋂ Ac = Ø, they are _________
A ⋃ Ac = S, they are _________

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disjoint, partitions

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Demorgan’s Law

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(A ⋃ B)c = Ac ⋂ Bc
(A ⋂ B)c = Ac ⋃ Bc

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Inclusion-Exclusion Principle

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P(A ⋃ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ⋂ B)

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If A and B are disjoint events then,
P(A ⋃ B) = _____
P(A) = _______
P(A ⋂ B) = ____

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P(A) + P(B)
1 - P(Ac)
Ø

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Events A and B are independent if . . .

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P(A ⋂ B) = P(A) ⋅ P(B)
P(A | B) = P(A)
P(B | A) = P(B)

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Conditional Probability
P(A | B) = P(A ⋂ B)/ P(B)
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When working conditionally, P(A ⋂ B) = ________
P(A | B) ⋅ P(B) OR P(B | A) ⋅ P(A)
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Baye's Theorem
P(A | B) = [P(B | A) ⋅ P(A)] / P(B)
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For mutually exclusive events A and B, P(A ⋂ B) = ____
0
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For independent events A and B, P(A ⋃ B) = _________
P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)
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If A and B are not disjoint then, P(A ⋃ B) = _________
P(A) + P(B) - P(A ⋂ B)
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How do you determine if events are mutually exclusive?
P(A ⋂ B) = 0
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For mutually exclusive events A and B, P(A ⋃ B) = _________
P(A) + P(B)
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Mutually exclusive is also known as ____
disjoint
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The source of the randomness in a random variable is _______________, in which a sample outcome s ∈ S is chosen according to a ___________
the experiment itself probability function P
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The **probability mass function (PMF)** of a discrete r.v. X is the function pX given by _________. Note that this is ________ if x is in the support of X, and _________ otherwise.
pX (x) = P(X = x) positive, zero
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The **cumulative distribution function (CDF)** of an r.v. X is the function F(X) given by __________
F(x) = P(X ≤ x)
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The expected value of a discrete r.v. X whose distinct possible values are x1, x2, . . ., is defined by . . .
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For any r.v.s X, Y and any constant c there are 4 primary manipulations to know for the E(X): 1. E(c) = 2. E(X + Y) = 3. E(X + c) = 4. E(cX) =
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The variance of an r.v. X is ________
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For any r.v.s X, Y and any constant c there are 4 primary manipulations to know for the Var(X): 1. Var(X + c) = 2. Var(cX) = 3. Var(X + Y) = 4. Var(X) >= 0 when . . .
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An experiment that can result in either a "success" or a "failure" (but not both) is called a ___________
Bernoulli trial
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Suppose that n independent Bernoulli trials are performed, each with the same success probability p. Let X be the number of successes. The distribution of X is called the ________ distribution
Binomial
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Consider a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials, each with the same success probability p ∈ (0, 1), with trials performed until a success occurs. Let X be the number of failures **before** the first successful trial. Then X has the_____________
Geometric distribution
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An r.v. X has the __________ with parameter λ if it explains the distribution of . . . 1. the number of successes in a particular region or _________ 2. a large number of trials, each with a ___________.
Poisson distribution interval of time small probability of success
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The Poisson paradigm is also called the law of rare events. The interpretation of "rare" is that the _____ are small, not that _______ is small.
p λ
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An r.v. has a continuous distribution if its CDF is ___________. We also allow there to be endpoints (or finitely many points) where the CDF is continuous but not differentiable, as long as . . .
differentiable the CDF is differentiable everywhere else
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Let X be a continuous r.v. with PDF f . Then the CDF of X is given by . . .
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Probabilities for continuous random variables are specified by__________. This leads us to the special rule that P(X = x) = _______ for continuous random variables
the area under a curve 0
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For sets of the form [a, b], (a, b], [a, b), (a, b), the CDF is dereived from the PMF by . . .
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To get a desired probability for a continuous r.v. you . . .
integrate the PDF over the desired range
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The PDF f of a continuous r.v. must satisfy the following two criteria:
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The expected value (also called the expectation or mean) of a continuous r.v. X with PDF f is . . .
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What is the power rule for differentiating a function?
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What is the power rule for integrating a function?
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The CDF of the continuous uniform is . . .
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A continuous r.v. X is said to have the Exponential distribution with parameter λ > 0 if its CDF is . . .
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A continuous distribution is said to have the memoryless property if a random variable X from that distribution satisfies . . .
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the **central limit theorem** says that under very weak assumptions, the sum of a large number of i.i.d. random variables has an . . .
approximately Normal distribution, regardless of the distribution of the individual r.v.s.
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What are the three important symmetry properties that can be deduced from the standard Normal PDF and CDF?
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For X ∼ N(μ, σ2) the standardized version of X is given by . . .
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If X ∼ N(μ, σ2) then . . . 1. P(|X − μ| < σ) ≈ 2. P(|X − μ| < 2σ) ≈ 3. P(|X − μ| < 3σ) ≈ This is commonly known as _____ rule
1. P(|X − μ| < σ) ≈ 0.68 2. P(|X − μ| < 2σ) ≈ 0.95 3. P(|X − μ| < 3σ) ≈ 0.997 68-95-99.7% rule
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What is P(c < x < d) for X~Unif(a,b)?
(d-c/b-a)
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How do you find percentile of a normal distribution?
X = μ + (z x σ) where z corresponds to the Z score (X − μ /σ) of the desired percentile