26  Probability

26.1 Learning objectives

  • Express uncertainty using events and probabilities.
  • Distinguish marginal, joint, and conditional probabilities.
  • Interpret random variables and probability distributions.

26.2 Events and probabilities

26.3 Joint and conditional probability

26.4 Independence and Bayes’ rule

26.5 Random variables and distributions

26.6 Expectation and variance

26.7 Worked example

26.8 Hands-on practice

26.9 Checkpoint

26.10 Further study