Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
BBC

Probability of combined events

Key points Listing outcomes to find the probability of combined events Examples Questions Using sample space diagrams to find the probability of combined events Examples Question Taking a logical and ...
The Washington Post

When should we trust polls from non-probability samples?

After my post the other day on tracking public opinion with biased polls, someone pointed me to this 2011 article by David Yeager, Jon Krosnick, LinChiat Chang, Harold Javitz, Matthew Levendusky, ...
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Probability Content of Regions Under Spherical Normal Distributions, II: The Distribution of the Range in Normal Samples

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Numerous investigations, both theoretical and numerical, have been made of the distribution of the range in normal samples. One of the first ...
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The Probability Integral of Range for Samples from a Symmetrical Unimodal Population

An asymptotic expression is given for the probability integral of range for samples from a symmetrical unimodal population. Its accuracy is investigated for the case of a normal parent population and ...
CBS

Correcting selection bias in nonprobability samples by pseudo-weighting

Statistics are often estimated from a sample rather than from the entire population. If the inclusion probability of the sample is unknown to the researcher, that is, a nonprobability sample, naively ...