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Mathematics in Computing

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Lecture 5: Probability
Theoretical Probability
Theoretical Probability
Theoretical Probability
Probability
Theoretical Probability
Question?
Complementary Events
Complementary Events-Example
Complementary Events-Example
Independent Probability
Independent Probability
Mutually Exclusive
Mutually Exclusive
Independent Events
Independent Events
Independent Events
Recap
Using Diagrams-Venn Diagrams
Probability of the Event A
Probability of the Event B
Probability of the Event A and B
Intersection of Events
Question?
Union of Events
Question?
Additive Rule of Probability
Question?
Independent Probability-Problem 1
Problem 1 - Solution
Problem 1 - Solution
Problem 1 - Solution
Conditional Probability
P(A | B)- P (A given B has Occurred)
Conditional Probability of A given B
Conditional Probability - Problem 1
Conditional Probability - Problem 1
Conditional Probability - Problem 1
Conditional Probability - Problem 1
Question?
What sort of data do we have?
Nominal data
Ordinal Data
Interval Data
Ratio Data
Levels of measurement summary
What is a typical value?
Average of interval and ratio data
Notation
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 1
Practice Problem 2
Practice Problem 2
Average of Interval and Ratio Data
Average of Ordinal Data
Average of Ordinal Data
Average of Ordinal Data
Average of Ordinal Data
Average of Nominal Data
Average of Nominal Data
Average of Nominal Data
Average of Nominal Data
Average of Nominal Data
Summary of Averages
Other Averages?
Is the Average Enough?
Is the Average Enough
Is the Average Enough
Where Are We Now?
How Much Does My Sample Vary?
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Measures of Spread for Ratio Data
Lower Quartile
Upper Quartile
Interquartile Range
Another Example, (Quartiles)
Another Example, (Quartiles)
Another Example, (Quartiles)
Another Example, (Quartiles)
5 Figure Summary
Box Plot
What Makes a Good Summary Statistic?
What Makes a Good Summary Statistic?
What Makes a Good Summary Statistic?

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