PROBABILITY
Probability - ratio of ways an event can occur in a specified manner to the total
number of ways the event can occur
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Exclusive - occurrence of one outcome excludes the possibility of
another (if coin toss results in heads, it can't be tails)
Independent Event - occurrence of one event does not affect subsequent events
(coin toss turning up heads on first toss does not affect outcome of second toss)
Dependent Event - occurrence of one event does affect subsequent events
(selection of a single card from deck does affect the outcome of the second choice)
Addition Rule - the probability that one of s
occur is the sum of the separate probabiliti
Multiplication Rule - the probability that two (or
occur is the product of their separate probabilities (1ann)
WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF:
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1. Getting a"1" when rolling a die?__ Lin &
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2. Not getting a"1" when rolling adie? _S eta b BCSP. p. 6
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STATISTICS wk
‘There are two major branches of statistics: descriptive and inferential “je
Descriptive - summary information about a population (measures of central
tendency, variance) [See Venn Diagram]
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Inferential - generalizing from sample to population (prediction, inference)
Mean - sum of measurements divided by the total number of measurements
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Median - middle value when measurements are arranged in order =
Mode - measurement that occurs most often (highest frequency) v
Range - difference between smallest and largest measurements, oe
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Standard Deviation - positive square root of the variance (indicates how closely
the measurements vary about the mean) (BCSP pg. 7)
Sample Standard Deviation
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Determine the following based on these sample data: 8, 12, 25, 25, 28, 36, 41
1. Median -_ 2S
2. Mode-__ 95 Sager
3. Range-__ 93
4. Mean-__26 (use calculator’s statistics function)
5. Sample Standard Deviation -_1 7& (use calculator’s statistics
function)
6. Population Standard Deviation -_{ 0-74 (use calculator’s statistics
function)
/The approximate standard deviation can be determined by dividing the
range by four.
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When all data is not distributed normally (a bell-shape) is it known as
skewed. The distribution on the left is skewed to the _ [eft _.
The dotted line in the below distributions represents the mel.
(mean, median, mode)
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negative skew: The left tail is longer; the mass of the distribution is concentrated on the
right of the figure. It has relatively few low values. The distribution is said to be left-
skewed. Example (observations): 1,1000,1001,1002, 1003.
positive skew: The right tail is longer; the mass of the distribution is concentrated om the
left of the figure. It has relatively few high values. The distribution is said to be right-
skewed. Example (observations): 1,2,3,4,100.
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Present Value - value today of a future payment or series of payments at a set
interest rate for a fixed number of years
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Annuity - a series of payments of a fixed amount for a specified number of years a «uit
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(payments are made at the end of the year)
Present Value (Present Worth) BCSP Formulas, BCSP p. 6
F ~ Future Value (Compound Sum)
Amount of cash flow per time period (annually, quarterly, monthly)
i = Interest rate per time period
n=# of time periods
NOTE: A, i, and n must all refer to same time period.
SAMPLE PROBLEMS: damel
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1. What is the future value of a deposit of $5,000 if the interest rate is 10% and
the time is 5 years?
F=P(1 +i)" Future Value of a single payment (lump sum)
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‘What is the present value (discount value) of the future sum of $10,000 if the
interest rate is 10% and the time is 10 years?
P=F(1 +i)" Present Value of a single payment
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and the time is 10 years? 4 5 2 ive dgmh ’
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4. Your company has decided to obtain a new machine for the production floor.
There are two options. Option one is to lease a new machine for 10 years at
$2,000 per year. Option two is to purchase the machine for $10,000 with a
maintenance agreement of $500 per year. After 10 years, you can sell the
machine for a salvage value of $5,000. The value of money will be 15% for
the ten years. Which option do you recommend?
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What is the present value of $10,000 five years from now if the interest rate
is expected to be 7%?
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How much money should be in the bank if a one-time deposit of $20,000 is
made and left for 20 years at 9% interest?
What is the present value of an annuity that will pay $1,000 at the end of
each of the next three years and the interest rate is 8.5%?
How much money must be deposited today for the balance to equal $50,000
in 20 years if the interest rate is 72%?
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Question
Answer
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112, 000
2,600
12,900
Formula
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