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Probability and statistics symbols table

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Symbol Name

Meaning / definition

Example

probability
function

probability of event A

P(A) = 0.5

probability of
events
intersection

probability that of
events A and B

P(AB) = 0.5

probability of
events union

probability that of
events A or B

P(AB) = 0.5

conditional
probability
function

probability of event A
given event B occured

P(A | B) = 0.3

probability
density function
(pdf)

P(a x b) = f (x)
dx

cumulative
distribution
function (cdf)

F(x) = P(X x)

population mean

mean of population
values

= 10

expectation
value

expected value of
random variable X

E(X) = 10

conditional
expectation

expected value of
random variable X
given Y

E(X | Y=2) = 5

variance

variance of random
variable X

var(X) = 4

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variance

variance of population
values

2 = 4

standard
deviation

standard deviation of
random variable X

std(X) = 2

standard
deviation

standard deviation
value of random
variable X

X = 2

median

middle value of
random variable x

covariance

covariance of random
variables X and Y

cov(X,Y) = 4

correlation

correlation of random
variables X and Y

corr(X,Y) = 0.6

correlation

correlation of random
variables X and Y

X,Y = 0.6

summation

summation - sum of all

values in range of
series

double
summation

double summation

mode

value that occurs most

frequently in
population

mid-range

MR = (xmax+xmin)/2

sample median

half the population is

below this value

lower / first
quartile

25% of population are

below this value

50% of population are

median / second
below this value =
quartile
median of samples
upper / third
quartile

75% of population are

below this value

sample mean

average / arithmetic
mean

x = (2+5+9) / 3 = 5.333

sample variance

population samples
variance estimator

s2=4

population samples
sample standard
standard deviation
deviation
estimator

2 of 5

standard score

s=2

zx = (x-x) / sx

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distribution of X

distribution of random
variable X

X ~ N(0,3)

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)

exp()

exponential
distribution

f (x) = e-x , x0

gamma(c, )

gamma
distribution

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

2(k)

chi-square
distribution

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

F (k1, k2)

F distribution

Bin(n,p)

binomial
distribution

f (k) = nCk pk(1-p)n-k

Poisson()

Poisson
distribution

f (k) = ke- / k!

Geom(p)

geometric
distribution

f (k) = p (1-p) k

HG(N,K,n)
Bern(p)

hyper-geometric
distribution
Bernoulli
distribution

Combinatorics Symbols
Symbol
Name

Symbol

factorial

n k

Meaning / definition

n! = 123...n

Example

5! = 12345 = 120
P = 5! / (5-3)! = 60

permutation

5 3

combination

5 3

n k
C = 5!/[3!(5-3)!]=10

Set symbols

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