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Chapter 1. Probability 1. Set definitions β€’ Element, Subset, Proper subset, Set, Class, Universal set=S, empty=null set=. β€’ Countable, uncountable,, finite, infinite. β€’ Disjoint, mutually exclusive. 2. Set operations β€’ Venn diagram, equality, difference, union=sum, intersection=product, complement. β€’ Algebra of sets (commutative, distributive, associative) β€’ De Morgan’s law β€’ Duality Principle 3. Probability introduced through sets and relative frequency 4. Joint and conditional probability 5. Independent events 6. Combined experiments 7. Bernoulli trials 8. Summary 1 Dr. Ali Muqaibel
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Chapter 1. Probability

1. Set definitionsβ€’ Element, Subset, Proper subset, Set, Class, Universal set=S, empty=null set=πœ™.β€’ Countable, uncountable,, finite, infinite.β€’ Disjoint, mutually exclusive.

2. Set operationsβ€’ Venn diagram, equality, difference, union=sum, intersection=product,

complement.β€’ Algebra of sets (commutative, distributive, associative)β€’ De Morgan’s lawβ€’ Duality Principle

3. Probability introduced through sets and relative frequency4. Joint and conditional probability5. Independent events6. Combined experiments7. Bernoulli trials8. Summary

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Bayes’ Theorem

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1.4 Joint and Conditional Probability

𝑃 𝐡𝑛 𝐴 =𝑃 𝐡𝑛 ∩ 𝐴

𝑃 𝐴

𝑃 𝐴 𝐡𝑛 =𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡𝑛𝑃 𝐡𝑛

𝑃 𝐡𝑛 𝐴 =𝑃 𝐴 𝐡𝑛 𝑃 𝐡𝑛𝑃 𝐴

β€’ Given one conditional probability,𝑃 𝐴 𝐡 , we can find the other, 𝑃(𝐡|𝐴)

β€’ Another form using the total probability to represent 𝑃(𝐴)

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Example: Total Prob. & Bayes’ Theorem

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Ex 1.4-2:

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1.4 Joint and Conditional Probability

Binary Symmetric Channel (BSC)

𝐡1: 1 before the channel𝐡2: 0 before the channel𝐴1: 1 After the channel𝐴2: 0 After the channel

A priori probabilities

𝑃 𝐡1 = 0.6, 𝑃 𝐡2 = 0.4Conditional Probabilities or transition prob.

𝑃 𝐴1 𝐡1 , 𝑃 𝐴1 𝐡2 , 𝑃 𝐴2 𝐡1 , 𝑃 𝐴2 𝐡2

Find 𝑃 𝐡1 𝐴1 π‘Ž π’‘π’π’”π’•π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘–π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘– π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘ƒ 𝐡2 𝐴1 , 𝑃 𝐡1 𝐴2 , 𝑃 𝐡2 𝐴2

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Example: Solution

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1 2( ) ?P B A 2 2( ) ?P B A

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𝑃 𝐡1 𝐴1 =𝑃 𝐴1 𝐡1 𝑃 𝐡1𝑃 𝐴1

Find 𝑃 𝐴2 =?

Look at examples in the text book 1.4.3 & 1.4.4

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1.5 Independent Events

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Statistically independent : the probability of one event is not affected by the occurrence of the other event, 𝑃 𝐴 𝐡 = 𝑃 𝐴 , and 𝑃(𝐡|𝐴) = 𝑃(𝐡)

What about the complement?

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Comments about independenceβ€’ Sufficient Condition for independence (not just

necessary) 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡 = 𝑃 𝐴 𝑃 𝐡

β€’ Independence simplify many things β€œUsually assumed based on physics”.

β€’ If 𝑃 𝐴 > 0 & 𝑃 𝐡 > 0, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘ƒ 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡 = 0 β‡’ π‘€π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑒π‘₯𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒

𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡 = 𝑃 𝐴 𝑃(𝐡) independent

β€’ For two events to be independent 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡 β‰  πœ™, because if they are disjoint occurrence of one exclude the other.

β€’ Example:β€’ 𝑨 β€œselect a king”

β€’ 𝑩 β€œselect a jack or queen”

β€’ π‘ͺ β€œselect a heart”

β€’ Find 𝑷 𝑨 ,𝑷 𝑩 , 𝑷 π‘ͺ , 𝑷 𝑨 ∩ 𝑩 ,𝑷 𝑨 ∩ π‘ͺ , 𝑷 𝑩 ∩ π‘ͺ and test dependence.

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𝑃 𝐴 =4

52

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𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐡 = 0 β‰  𝑃 𝐴 𝑃 𝐡 =32

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𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐢 =1

52= 𝑃 𝐴 𝑃 𝐢

𝑃 𝐡 ∩ 𝐢 =2

52= 𝑃 𝐡 𝑃 𝐢

𝐴 is independent of 𝐢 and 𝐡 is independent of 𝐢 , but 𝐴 & 𝐡 are dependent.

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Multiple Events

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1 2 3Def: 3 events , , & independent A A A

1 2 1 2( ) ( ) ( )P A A P A P A ( ) 0iP A 2 3 2 3( ) ( ) ( )P A A P A P A

1 3 1 3( ) ( ) ( )P A A P A P A 1 2 3 1 2 3( ) ( ) ( ) ( )P A A A P A P A P A

Ex:21 3{1,2}, {2,3}, {1,3}AAA {1,2,3,4}S

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21 3, , & pairwise independentAAA

1 3 312 2Fact: , , & independent & ( ) independentA AA AA A

1 3 312 2Fact: , , & independent & ( ) independentA AA AA A

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1.5 Independent Events

Independence by pairs is not sufficient all combinations must be satisfied

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Comments about independence of multiple events β€’ If 𝑁 events are independent, then any one of them is independent of

any event formed by unions, intersection, and complements of the others.

𝐴1 is independent 𝐴2 => 𝐴1 is independent 𝐴2

β€’ If independent intersection is changed to product𝑃 𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2 ∩ 𝐴3 = 𝑃 𝐴1 𝑃 𝐴2 ∩ 𝐴3 = 𝑃 𝐴1 𝑃 𝐴2 𝑃 𝐴3

𝑃 𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2 βˆͺ 𝐴3 = 𝑃 𝐴1 𝑃 𝐴2 βˆͺ 𝐴3β€’ This is assuming full independence. Pairwise is not sufficient.

Example: Drawing four ace with replacement and without repleacement

With replacement 𝑃 𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2 ∩ 𝐴3 ∩ 𝐴4 = 𝑃(𝐴1)𝑃(𝐴2) 𝑃(𝐴3) 𝑃(𝐴4) =4

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4β‰ˆ 3.5 10βˆ’5

Without replacement 𝑃 𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2 ∩ 𝐴3 ∩ 𝐴4 = 𝑃(𝐴1)𝑃(𝐴2|𝐴1)

𝑃(𝐴3|𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2) 𝑃(𝐴4|𝐴1 ∩ 𝐴2 ∩ 𝐴3) =4

52Γ—3

51Γ—2

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49β‰ˆ 3.69(10βˆ’6)

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Combined Experiments

β€’ Combined experiments are made of sub-experiments.

β€’ Examples (Wind speed, pressure)

β€’ Repeating an exp. 𝑁 times: Flipping a coin 𝑁 times.

β€’ For two independent (𝑆1, Ξ©1, 𝑃1) with 𝑁 elements and (𝑆2, Ξ©2, 𝑃2) with 𝑀 elements, we can form a combined experiment (𝑆, Ξ©, 𝑃) with 𝑁𝑀elements where 𝑆 = 𝑆1 Γ— 𝑆2 = 𝑠1, 𝑠2 , 𝑠1 ∈ 𝑆1 , 𝑠2 ∈ 𝑆2

β€’ Example 1: 𝑆1 = 𝐻, 𝑇 , 𝑆2 = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

β€’ 𝑆 = { 𝑇, 1 , 𝑇, 2 , 𝑇, 3 , 𝑇, 4 , 𝑇, 5 , 𝑇, 6 , 𝐻, 1 , 𝐻, 2 , 𝐻, 3 ,𝐻, 4 , 𝐻, 5 , 𝐻, 6 }

β€’ Example 2: 𝑆1 = 𝐻, 𝑇 , 𝑆2 = 𝐻, 𝑇

β€’ 𝑆 = 𝐻,𝐻 , 𝐻, 𝑇 , 𝑇, 𝐻 , 𝑇, 𝑇

β€’ Events on the combined Space, 𝑠1 ∈ 𝐴, 𝑠2 ∈ 𝐡, 𝐢 = 𝐴 Γ— 𝐡

β€’ 𝐴 Γ— 𝐡 = 𝐴 Γ— 𝑆2 ∩ (𝑆1 Γ— 𝐡)

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Probability of Combined Experiments

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Permutation: # of possible sequences (order important) (not replaced)Combination: # of possible sequences (order not important)(not replaced)# decreases by π‘ƒπ‘Ÿ

π‘Ÿ =π‘Ÿ!

0!= π‘Ÿ!

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Examples: Permutation and Combination

β€’ Example: drawing 4 cards from 52 card deck. How many possibilities are there.

‒𝑃452 =

52!

52βˆ’4 != 52(51)(50 49 = 6,497,400

β€’ Example: A coach has five athletes and he wants to make a team made of 3.How many teams can he make?

‒𝐢35 =

5!

2!3!= 10 . Same as choosing 2 for the spare team.

πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘› = πΆπ‘›βˆ’π‘Ÿ

𝑛 .

Other notations are also possible.

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1.7 Bernoulli Trials

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Hit or miss , win or lose, 0 or 1

We are firing a carrier with torpedoes.𝑃 β„Žπ‘–π‘‘ = 0.4. It will sunk if two or more hits. We are firing three torpedoes.

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120! ?

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Given we are firing for 3 seconds. Firing rate

2400 per minutes. Find 𝑃{𝑒π‘₯π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ 50 β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘ }

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De Moivre-Laplace & Poisson Approximations

β€’ Stirling’s Formula: π‘š! β‰ˆ 2πœ‹π‘š1

2π‘šπ‘šπ‘’βˆ’π‘š, for large π‘š.

β€’ Error less than 1% even for π‘š = 10.

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π‘˜ βˆ’ 𝑁𝑝 2

2𝑁𝑝 1 βˆ’ 𝑝

β€’ 𝑁, π‘˜, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑁 βˆ’ π‘˜,π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’ , π‘˜ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ 𝑁𝑝 to assure small numerator.

β€’ If 𝑁 is very large and p is very small De Moivre-Laplace approximation fails, we can use Poisson approximation:

π‘π‘˜π‘π‘˜ 1 βˆ’ 𝑝 π‘βˆ’π‘˜ β‰ˆ

𝑁𝑝 π‘˜π‘’βˆ’π‘π‘

π‘˜!β€’ 𝑁 large and 𝑝 is small.

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Example: De Moivre-Laplace Approximation

β€’ Back to the torpedoes example. Given we are firing for 3 seconds. Firing rate 2400 per minutes. Find 𝑃{𝑒π‘₯π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ 50 β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘ }

β€’ 𝑁 = 3𝑠𝑒𝑐 Γ—2400𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑠/π‘šπ‘–π‘›

60 𝑠𝑒𝑐/π‘šπ‘–π‘›= 120 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑠.

β€’ π‘˜ = 50, 𝑁𝑝 = 120 0.4 = 48, 𝑁 1 βˆ’ 𝑝 = 120 0.6 = 72

β€’ 𝑁, π‘˜ & 𝑁 βˆ’ π‘˜ = 70 are all large. π‘˜ = 50 is near 𝑁𝑝 = 48

β€’ 𝑃{50 β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘ }=π‘π‘˜π‘π‘˜ 1 βˆ’ 𝑝 π‘βˆ’π‘˜ β‰ˆ

1

2πœ‹π‘π‘ 1βˆ’π‘π‘’π‘₯𝑝 βˆ’

π‘˜βˆ’π‘π‘ 2

2𝑁𝑝 1βˆ’π‘

=1

2πœ‹(48) 0.6𝑒π‘₯𝑝 βˆ’

50 βˆ’ 48 2

2(48) 0.6= 0.0693

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