30 Probability Formula Sheets Quizrr
30 Probability Formula Sheets Quizrr
30 Probability Formula Sheets Quizrr
2. RANDOM EXPERIMENT:
The experimenet about which no confirm prediction is possible, is called the random experiment.
e.g. (i) Tossing a coin, (ii) Throwing a die etc.
3. SAMPLE SPACE:
The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called the sample space, which is denoted by S.
e.g. (i) On throwing a die, sample space is
5 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and n(S) = 6
(ii) On tossing two coins, sample space is
S = {H, T} × {H, T} = {HH, HT, TH, TT}.
n(S) = 4
4. EVENT:
Every subset of sample space is defined as the event. It is denoted by E.
e.g. (i) The event of appearing odd numbers in throwing a die is
E = {1, 3, 5}
and E S, where S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
5. TYPES OF EVENTS :
[1]
[2] Probability
(b) E1 E 2 E3 ......E n S
e.g. On throwing a die if
A = the event of appearing odd numbers = {1, 3, 5}
B = The event of appearing even numbers = {2, 4, 6}
Then A B
6. PROBABILITY OF AN EVENT:
0 P E 1
If A B then P A P B
PA PA 1
P E PE
Odds is favour of event E
P E ' 1 P E
= a : b, say.
a
If odds is favour of event E be a : b, then P E
ab
P E ' 1 P E
Odds against event E c : d, say
P E P E
Probability [3]
P A B C P A P B P C P A B P B C P A C P A B C
(iv) If A, B and C are mutually exclusive events, then
P A B C P A P B P C
[4] Probability
(v) P A B P A P B
Some other results:
(i) P A B P B P A B P (B – A)
(ii) P A B P A P A B P A B
(iii) P A B A B P A P B 2P A B
(iv) P A B 1 P A B
(v) P A B 1 P A B
(vi) If A, B, C be three events the
(a) P(atleast two of A, B, C occur)
P A B P B C P C A 2P A B C
(b) P(exactly two of A, B, C occur) P A B P B C P A C 3P A B C
(c) P(exactly one of A, B, C, occurs)
P A P B P C 2P A B 2P B C 2P A C 3P A B C
Let A and B be any two events such that B or n B 0 or P B 0, then P(A/B) denotes the
conditional probability of occurrence of event A when B has been already occured.
e.g. A coin is lossed thrice. If E be the event of showing atleast two heads and F the event of showing head
in the first throw, then
P E F 3 / 8 3
P E / F
P F 4/8 4
P B P A / B
(ii) If events A and B are independent events, then
P A B P A P B P AB