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OBJECTIVE PROBABILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

The likelihood of the outcome of future events governed by cyclic physical phenomena, as the height of floods in a river basin, or the frequency with which a tossed coin will land on one side.

OBS

When probabilities of an event are known or when sufficient empirical data exist to make a reasonably accurate prediction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
OBS

C'est une probabilité fondée sur des considérations logiques. Si on a par exemple, dix billes identiques numérotées de 1 à 10 dans une boîte, on aura 1/10 de chance de retirer la bille numéro 1 et ainsi de suite; car il n'y a aucune raison physique qui puisse nous laisser croire qu'une bille a moins de chance qu'une autre d'être retirée.

Spanish

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