Re: probability definition

2001-03-03 Thread Richard A. Beldin
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --FF841A0334127EDA335D19E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm glad to hear that somebody has his eye on the ball. Unfortunately, a designation of a region like "western Puerto Rico" means so many

Re: probability definition

2001-03-02 Thread David Heiser
- Original Message - From: "Alex Yu" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Shareef Siddeek" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 5:01 PM Subject: Re: probability definition 1. Very Interesting. Would it be possible to get a copy of your paper on

Re: probability definition

2001-03-02 Thread Richard A. Beldin
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --3C6331B8C260BF767681A8B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The "definition" via axioms provides a mathematical structure that we interpret either as "relative frequency" or as "degrees of belief".

Re: probability definition

2001-03-02 Thread Harold E. Brooks
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Richard A. Beldin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --3C6331B8C260BF767681A8B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The "definition" via axioms provides a mathematical

Re: probability definition

2001-03-01 Thread Alex Yu
For a quick walk through of various prob. theories, you may consult "The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy." pp.649-651. Basically, propensity theory is to deal with the problem that frequentist prob. cannot be applied to a single case. Propensity theory defines prob. as the disposition of a

probability definition

2001-02-28 Thread James Ankeny
Hello, I have a question regarding the definition of probability. If I understand correctly, probability may be defined using just axioms. However, my textbook also uses a relative frequency definition, in which a probability is defined as being the proportion of times an outcome occurs in

Re: probability definition

2001-02-28 Thread Shareef Siddeek
Hi Alex, Can you provide the definition of probability under each way? In other words, can you explain a little more on each way of defining probability? As it is, some of them are clear (e.g., Frequentist theory) and others are not clear to me. Thanks. Siddeek Alex Yu wrote: Probability

Re: probability definition

2001-02-28 Thread Herman Rubin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], James Ankeny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have a question regarding the definition of probability. If I understand correctly, probability may be defined using just axioms. However, my textbook also uses a relative frequency definition, in which a probability