8.29: Introduction to Probability

Class prep

Statistics for Data Scientists: 3.1-3.4

Reading Quiz

Wooclap

Class recap & Exercise

Slides

Groups for the exercise

Exercise answers

SDS problems 3.1, 3.4, 3.7

Use the table shown in 3.9 to answer the following:

• What is the joint probability of a successful removal and open surgery?

• What is the marginal probability of open surgery?

• What is the conditional probability of successful removal given open surgery?

• Describe how you could use probability to determine which treatment is more effective.