University of South Florida The Event in Probability Paper

In this assignment, you will provide a plain language explanation of the

primary concepts of probability. In addition, you will provide

examples of how your field would apply each of these elements of

probability to problems your field might address.

For the assignment, you will need to be able to discuss the followingprobability concepts and methods using words without formulas ornumbers. Use the attached template and upload the document after saving it as a file with your name in the file title.

• Describe what an event is in probability. Then describe both simple and compound events.
• Describe the types of data set relationships – complement, union, intersection, mutually exclusive or disjoint
• Describe the general product rule
• What does Bayes theorem do/show? What is the bigger picture value of this method?
• There are three types of probability: marginal, joint, andconditional, describe each and try to think of a reason why each wouldbe important.
• Describe the following 3 counting techniques: the basic countingprinciple, permutations, and combinations. See how many you can think ofhaving a value in your field.

my field is mechanical engineering and 3rd printing