Mathematics / Science And Math

Probability: Part 2 (Distributions)

Editors Note: This week, I’m busy with final exams here in Guelph, so my good friend Michael Schmidt has graciously agreed to do a guest post. Thanks, Mike! Hi everyone! Since last time I decided to talk about the basics of probability, I thought this time I would expand on that subject. In part 1, I discussed how to count different possible outcomes of random events and determine the likelihood of particular events. If you have not read that, or it’s been a while, you should read over Part 1. This method is great when where are relatively few possible