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as of 1/24/2018 BFS

probability & statistics notation: n – sample size or number of fixed trials for a binomial distribution N – population size s – sample standard deviation σ – Greek letter sigma represents the population standard deviation s2 – sample variance σ2 – sigma-squared represents the population variance μ – Greek letter mu represents the population mean (or average) ฀฀ – sample mean (or average) capital X (or other letter) – represents a random variable R2 – the correlation coefficient squared α – Greek letter alpha represents the probability of a Type I error β – Greek letter beta represents the probability of a Type II error λ – Greek letter lambda represents the rate (only parameter) for the Poisson distribution E[X] – expected value of the random variable X, same as mean or average P(X>7) – P is short for probability; this statement read as the probability that X is less than 7 p – the probability of success in a binomial distribution ~ – is distributed as | – is conditioned upon (or given) ≡ – is defined as...