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Probability and Statistics Symbols Table

This document defines statistical symbols and their meanings. It provides examples of common probability distributions and functions such as normal, uniform, exponential, binomial, and Poisson distributions. It also defines common statistical measures including population mean, variance, standard deviation, correlation, and expectation value.

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Probability and Statistics Symbols Table

This document defines statistical symbols and their meanings. It provides examples of common probability distributions and functions such as normal, uniform, exponential, binomial, and Poisson distributions. It also defines common statistical measures including population mean, variance, standard deviation, correlation, and expectation value.

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Probability and statistics symbols table

Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example

P(A) probability function probability of event A P(A) = 0.5

probability of events probability that of events A and


P(A B) P(AB) = 0.5
intersection B

probability of events
P(A B) probability that of events A or B P(AB) = 0.5
union

conditional probability of event A given


P(A | B) P(A | B) = 0.3
probability function event B occured

probability density
f (x) P(a x b) = f (x) dx
function (pdf)

cumulative
F(x) distribution function F(x) = P(X x)
(cdf)

population mean mean of population values = 10

expected value of random


E(X) expectation value E(X) = 10
variable X

conditional expected value of random


E(X | Y) E(X | Y=2) = 5
expectation variable X given Y

var(X) variance variance of random variable X var(X) = 4

2 variance variance of population values 2 = 4

standard deviation of random


std(X) standard deviation std(X) = 2
variable X

standard deviation value of


X standard deviation X = 2
random variable X

middle value of random variable


median
x

covariance of random variables


cov(X,Y) covariance cov(X,Y) = 4
X and Y
correlation of random variables
corr(X,Y) correlation corr(X,Y) = 0.6
X and Y

correlation of random variables


X,Y correlation X,Y = 0.6
X and Y

summation - sum of all values in


summation
range of series

double summation double summation

value that occurs most


Mo mode
frequently in population

MR mid-range MR = (xmax+xmin)/2

half the population is below this


Md sample median
value

25% of population are below


Q1 lower / first quartile
this value

median / second 50% of population are below


Q2
quartile this value = median of samples

75% of population are below


Q3 upper / third quartile
this value

x sample mean average / arithmetic mean x = (2+5+9) / 3 = 5.333

population samples variance


s2 sample variance s2 = 4
estimator

sample standard population samples standard


s s=2
deviation deviation estimator

zx standard score zx = (x-x) / sx

distribution of random variable


X~ distribution of X X ~ N(0,3)
X

N(,2) normal distribution gaussian distribution X ~ N(0,3)

U(a,b) uniform distribution equal probability in range a,b X ~ U(0,3)


exponential
exp() f (x) = e-x , x0
distribution

gamma(c, ) gamma distribution f (x) = c xc-1e-x / (c), x0

chi-square
2(k) f (x) = xk/2-1e-x/2 / ( 2k/2 (k/2) )
distribution

F (k1, k2) F distribution

binomial
Bin(n,p) f (k) = nCk pk(1-p)n-k
distribution

Poisson() Poisson distribution f (k) = ke- / k!

geometric
Geom(p) f (k) = p (1-p) k
distribution

hyper-geometric
HG(N,K,n)
distribution

Bernoulli
Bern(p)
distribution

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