I advised a master’s student to use the binomial probability formula to determine the likelihood of attracting the affection of 15 girls, with Cupid’s success rate at 0.7. The analysis shows that the highest probability…
Supplementary materials for section Grazing the maze of probability & A random variable mood in the KSML app: Basic rules of probability: Mutually exclusive events Conditional probability for medical testing in a forestThe conditional probability…
My all time favourite catch is “JERRY catching TOM!” ? Little Jerry is so smart, and do you know that he knows probability as well? One day, Jerry was thinking, “Hmm, every time Tom chases…
Here, we denote by the event NOT . Example 1: Magical Investment Returns In the magical forest, gnomes invest in enchanted acorns, which sometimes turn into golden trees. A gnome named Glim invests in an…
Here, we denote by the event NOT . Example 1: Squirrel Flu Testing In a forest, a group of squirrels is concerned about a new illness called “Squirrel Flu.” It’s more dangerous than the ordinary…
First, it’s easier to understand & remember the keys properties of multivariate normal distribution by understanding the Mahalanobis distance. So, to start, recall that the Mahalanobis distance is a measure of the distance between a…
A permutation refers to the arrangement of objects in a specific order. The order of arrangement is important in permutation. A permutation let us know how many different ways a set or number of things…
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The exponential distribution is commonly used to model the time between events in a Poisson process. It is defined by a single parameter, , which is the rate parameter. The probability density function (PDF) of…
Example 1: Spam Detection Let’s say historically, 20% of emails are spam, so and the probability that the email is not spam is . Suppose the probability of observing the word “free” in a spam…