Abstract
Suppose we perform n independent experiments under identical conditions. If an outcome A results n A times, then the probability that A occurs is
Let \(\mathcal{C}\) be the set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment, then \(\mathcal{C}\) is called the sample space. An outcome is a point or element in the sample space. The sample space can be finite or infinite.
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- Conditional Probability
- Probability Density Function
- Poisson Distribution
- Binomial Distribution
- Central Limit Theorem
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Dosch, A., Zank, G.P. (2016). Statistical Background. In: Transport Processes in Space Physics and Astrophysics . Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 918. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24880-6_1
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