Probability

Math Review of Probability without Counting

Math Review of Probability without Counting 150 150 Deborah

Overview Usually, probability is calculated in terms of relative numerical frequencies. However, it can also be calculated in terms of ratios of area. Probability of Area Suppose that a target…

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Math Introduction to Probability

Math Introduction to Probability 150 150 Deborah

Overview: The probability of an event is determined by how likely that event is to happen.  If an event is impossible, it has a probability of 0.  If an event…

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Biology Review of Genetics and Probability

Biology Review of Genetics and Probability 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  Chance and Probability Geneticists use the principles of chance  and probability to express the results of genetic experiments with pea plants, as well as other plants and animals.  In…

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Who’s Afraid of the Normal Curve?

Who’s Afraid of the Normal Curve? 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  What Is the Normal Curve? The normal curve is a frequency distribution with special statistical properties.  The best-known application of the normal curve is the distribution of intelligence as…

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Probability Distribution: Random Variables

Probability Distribution: Random Variables 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

A random variable is a function which is usually denoted by X defined on the sample space S whose range is the set of real numbers. i.e. X:S–> R is…

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Multiplication Theorem on Probability

Multiplication Theorem on Probability 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The probability of happening an event can easily be found using the definition of probability. But just the definition cannot be used to find the probability of happening of both…

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Addition Theorem on Probability

Addition Theorem on Probability 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The probability of happening an event can easily be found using the definition of probability. But just the definition cannot be used to find the probability of happening at least…

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Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable!

Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable! 150 150 Suzanne

How many times have we all heard the phrase, “Be reasonable!”? This is, of course, one of the goals for teaching children and so, thinking about how we teach reason,…

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Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles

Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles 150 150 Suzanne

A learning style inventory is an assessment that shows people the modes in which they learn best. It is not an assessment in the common high-stakes sense of the word,…

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Priming and Decision-Making

Priming and Decision-Making 150 150 Suzanne

The psychological phenomenon of priming affects a number of mental processes. Priming is like an advanced notification system, however a person is receiving notifications that affect what they think and…

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