/probability_cheatsheet

A comprehensive 8-page probability cheatsheet that covers a semester's worth of introduction to probability.

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The following is a 8-page crash course on probability based off my notes as a Teaching Fellow for Joe Blitzstein's Stat 110 class. It covers a semester's worth of probability, including summaries of main topics, common distributions, problems, tips, and a distribution reference sheet.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License..

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Planned Additions

  • Monty Hall
  • St. Petersburg Paradox

Changelog

1.1.1 / 2015-03-20

Summary: Cleaned up sections, moved things around to more logical locations, and fixed one error in formula. Also removed some left margins, which allowed room for a Settlers of Catan diagram and the hat-matching problem.

Added

  • Settlers of Catan diagram
  • Hat-matching problem

Removed

  • Unused theorems and commands
  • Left margins on descriptions

Major Fixes

  • Fixed error in Law of Total Probability formula

Merged

  • Classic Problems is now merged into Example Problems

Moved

  • Reorganized material on Beta distribution

1.1 / 2015-02-28

Summary: Added a new page of content, including vast improvements to problem solving solutions and a new biohazards section.

Added

  • Probability that the normal distribution falls in a certain interval
  • Convolutions section
  • Minimum and Maximum of Random Variables problem
  • Adam and Eve's Laws problem
  • MGF - Distribution Matching problem
  • Two Markov Chain problems
  • Major improvements to Problem Solving Strategies
  • Biohazards Section
  • Recommended Resources Section)

Removed

  • Duplicate Law of Total Expectation section

Moved

  • Amoeba Spliting and Typos in your Textbook to Example Problems

Major Fixes

  • Fixed solution to "Orderings of i.i.d. random variables"

1.0 / 2014-07-13

Added

  • Probability Cheatsheet

Contact Me

I welcome comments, suggestions, and corrections! You can message me on Quora, contact me via my website or suggest changes directly in the github repo source code.