From 82889f6a0652927bd0e182bb8e468a46b6321831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: andyeisenberg <125768484+andyeisenberg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:59:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Figured out the list error
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Consider sets A and B, each contained inside \Omega.
- We can combine sets in a variety of ways:
+ We can combine sets in a variety of ways:
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+ Union
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+ The union of A and B is the set A \cup B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ or } x \in B\}.
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+ Intersection
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+ The intersection of A and B is the set A \cap B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ and } x \in B\}.
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+ Difference
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+ The set difference A-B is the set A - B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ and } x \notin B\}.
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+ Complement
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+ The complement of A is the set A^c = \{x \in \Omega \mid x \notin A\}.
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+ Empty Set
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+ The empty set, usually written \emptyset or \{\}, is the set which contains no elements.
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- Union
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- The union of A and B is the set A \cup B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ or } x \in B\}.
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- Intersection
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- The intersection of A and B is the set A \cap B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ and } x \in B\}.
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- Difference
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- The set difference A-B is the set A - B = \{x \mid x \in A \text{ and } x \notin B\}.
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- Complement
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- The complement of A is the set A^c = \{x \in \Omega \mid x \notin A\}.
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- Empty Set
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- The empty set, usually written \emptyset or \{\}, is the set which contains no elements.
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A probability distribution on a sample space \Omega assigns probabilities to every event, satisfying the following conditions:
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+ \Pr(\Omega) = 1.
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+ 0 \leq \Pr(A) \leq 1 for any event A.
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+ If A \cap B = \emptyset, then \Pr(A\cup B) = \Pr(A) + \Pr(B).
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- \Pr(\Omega) = 1.
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- 0 \leq \Pr(A) \leq 1 for any event A.
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- If A \cap B = \emptyset, then \Pr(A\cup B) = \Pr(A) + \Pr(B).
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+ For small probability spaces (i.e., with finitely many outcomes in the sample space), we'll usually assign probabilities to each individual outcome, and perhaps list them in a table.
+ Then, to find the probability of any event, simply add together the probabilities of each outcome in that event.
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+ An experiment consists of rolling a standard 6-sided die.
+ The sample space is \Omega = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}.
+ The probability distribution (assuming a fair die) is shown below.
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+ Distribution for a fair die
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+ | x |
+ \Pr(x) |
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+ | 1 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ | 2 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ | 3 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ | 4 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ | 5 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ | 6 |
+ 1/6 |
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+ One possible event is A = \{2, 4, 6\}, i.e., the event that the result of the roll is even.
+ The probability of A is:
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+ \Pr(A) = \Pr(2) + \Pr(4) + \Pr(6) = \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2}
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- | x |
- 1 |
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+ \Pr(x) |
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- 0.1 |
- 0.05 |
- 0.2 |
- 0.15 |
- 0.15 |
- 0.1 |
- 0.05 |
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+ 0.1 |
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+ | 2 |
+ 0.05 |
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+ | 3 |
+ 0.2 |
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+ 0.15 |
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+ 0.15 |
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+ 0.1 |
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+ 0.05 |
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+ 0.1 |
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+ 0.1 |
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- Let A = \{1, 2, 3\} and B = \{3, 4, 5\}.
- Fill in the following probability distribution table so that A, B are independent.
+ Let A = \{1, 2, 3\} and B = \{3, 4, 5\} be events in the sample space \Omega = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}.
+ Create a probability distribution for \Omega so that A, B are independent.
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