a priori Probability: the probability that we determine from knowing the process by which the uncertain event happens (by logically examining existing information). Certain Event: event that is sure ...

what the probability of having the disease given a positive screening test. Independence is a fundamental concept in probability and statistics. It underlies the assumptions of many statistical ...

Emphasis is on probability theory as such rather than on special models occurring in its applications. Brief review of basic probability concepts in a measure theoretic setting: probability spaces, ...

basic definition of probability, independence of events, probability distributions and expectations. CLRS has a helpful appendix but the student unfamiliar with these concepts can find numerous high ...