Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Probability

Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. In other words, probability defines the possibility between happening of an event and non-happening of that event. For example: There are 50 percent chances of getting head on tossing a coin. Probability is a measure of uncertainty.

Let E be any event. If m is the favorable number of outcomes and n is the number of total outcomes.

Probability of occurrence of the event E = P(E) = favorable number of outcome/total number of outcomes = m/n

Example: If a coin is tossed, probability of getting head is 1/2.

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