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Basic Probability
Book Chapter 4
Probability
3. subjective probability
X 31 days in January 31
= =
T 365 days in 2018 365
new ad campaign.
◼ The chief media officer of the company is less optimistic and assigns a
◼ Events are said to be mutually exclusive, if one and only one of them can
take place at a time.
◼ When a list of the possible events that can result from an experiment
includes every possible outcome, the list is said to be collectively
exhaustive.
A = Weekday; B = Weekend;
C = January; D = Spring;
36
= = 0.0000139
2,598,960
P(female) = 0.505
Basic Probability
Book Chapter 4
Actually Purchased TV
Planned To Purchase TV Yes No Total
Yes 200 50 250
No 100 650 750
Total 300 700 1,000
Total Number
Of Sample
Space Outcomes.
Actually Purchased TV
Planned To Purchase TV Yes No Total
Yes 200 50 250
No 100 650 750
Total 300 700 1,000
Actually Purchased TV
Planned To Purchase TV Yes No Total
Yes 200 50 250
No 100 650 750
Total 300 700 1,000
Actually Purchased TV
Planned To Purchase TV Yes No Total
Yes 200 50 250
No 100 650 750
Total 300 700 1,000
Event
Event B1 B2 Total
A1 P(A1 and B1) P(A1 and B2) P(A1)
P(Planned or Purchased) =
P(Planned) + P(Purchased) – P(Planned and Purchased) =
250 / 1000 + 300 / 1000 – 200 / 1000 = 350 / 1000
Actually Purchased TV
Planned To Purchase TV Yes No Total
Yes 200 50 250
No 100 650 750
Total 300 700 1,000