Uncertainty and Probability

11/11/98


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Uncertainty and Probability

THE GOAL

The Story [The “set-up.”]

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Goal: To understand that sentence

What does that sentence mean?

How was that sentence constructed? [Where did the numbers come from?]

Is that sentence TRUE?

Is that sentence TRUE?

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Some Concept Words and Definitions

Repeating: “More generally, is it even reasonable that one could in fact use the results of a sample to accurately predict characteristics of the population?”

Two possible strategies:

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Key Observations

The BIG “Theorem” on Sampling

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What about that word ALMOST?? Why was that word THEOREM in red quotes?

The BIG Theorem on Sampling

Author: Michael Randy Gabel