Essential Probability Practice Workbook with Answers: A Self-Teaching Guide - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

This self-study probability workbook, authored by experienced teacher, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., teaches essential probability skills beginning with first concepts. Answers and explanations are included to all of the problems. Many of the more involved problems show you how to obtain the answer two (or more) different ways to help convince you that the answer is correct. Topics include:

• permutations and combinations, including the case of repeated elements
• a variety of counting problems, like the handshake problem
• probability rules, like when you may add or multiply probabilities together
• classic problems, like the birthday problem
• coins, dice, and cards, including unfair coins or dice
• random selections of balls or socks, with or without replacement
• probability distributions, like the binomial and Poisson distributions
• basic data analysis, including the expected value and variance
• histograms
• conditional probability
• shapes and grids
• geometric probability
• coloring problems
• odds vs. probability

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