“I had a pretty normal day,” “I have little confidence in our ability to win today,” and “That’s so random!” are statements you might use in conversation. We use a lot of everyday language to describe situations in statistics. Does the use of words that you’re already familiar with, such as normal, confidence, and random, help you understand the statistical concepts they describe? Explain why or why not.

“I had a pretty normal day,” “I have little confidence in our ability to win today,” and “That’s so random!” are statements you might use in conversation. We use a lot of everyday language to describe situations in statistics. Does the use of words that you’re already familiar with, such as normal, confidence, and random, help you understand the statistical concepts they describe? Explain why or why not.

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.7: Probability

Problem 1SE: What term is used to express the likelihood of an event occurring? Are there restrictions on its...

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