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MATH 240

Probability for Engineers


2023 - 2024 Fall
Course Objective: This course aims to introduce
students the theory of probability and its
applications to engineering problems.

Text Book: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and ,


Scientists, Walpole R., Myers R., Myers S., Ye K., 9th
edition
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Course Learning Outcomes
The students who succeeded in this course;
• will be able to use fundamental concepts in probability
• will be able to use discrete random variables and their
distributions
• will be able to use continuous random variables and their
distributions
• will be able to use joint probability distributions

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• Course Book

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Importance of Statistics

The field of statistics deals with the collection,


presentation, analysis, and use of data to:
• Make decisions
• Solve problems
• Design products and processes
*It is the science of data.

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Variability
• Statistical techniques are useful to describe
and understand variability.
• By variability, we mean successive observations
of a system or phenomenon that do not produce
exactly the same result.
• Statistics gives us a framework for describing this
variability and for learning about potential
sources of variability.

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Why Study Probability and Statistics?
• Many problems we face in daily life involve some
degree of uncertainty

• Probability theory is devoted to the study of


uncertainty and variability

• Statistics is the analysis of events governed by


probability, the study of how to make inference
and decisions in the face of uncertainty and
variability

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Figure 1.2: Fundamental relationship between probability and inferential statistics.
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Where We Use Statistics and
Probability in Daily Life?
• Gambling, sports, and games industry
• Insurance industry
• Meteorology and weather forecasting
• Economics
• Manufacturing
• Medicine
• Social sciences
• Computer science
• Research

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What is Probability?
• Probability is expressed on a linear scale from
0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty), also
expressed as a percentage between 0% and
100%.
• Probability is the likelihood or chance that a
particular event (or an outcome of a random
experiment) will occur.

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