Synonyms
Glossary
- Continuous distribution:
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A probability distribution where the possible outcomes cover the entire continuum of possible values
- Discrete distribution:
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A probability distribution where the possible outcomes are discrete or countable
- Event:
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One or more possible outcomes of an experiment
- Population:
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The collection of all possible observations
- Random sample:
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A sample obtained in such a way that every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
- Relative frequency:
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The proportion of observations with a certain characteristic
- Sample space:
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The collection of all simple events
- Simple event:
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One possible outcome of an experiment
Introduction
In this entry we introduce the basic elements of probability theory and discuss the most basic probability distributions. We assume no previous knowledge of the subject, but reader maturity and familiarity with basic...
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El-Taha, M. (2018). Theory of Probability: Basics and Fundamentals. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_170
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