Saturday, October 10, 2015


I do not think we need to spend less time on anything in class, I find this to be a challenging subject and do not want to miss anything important. 
However, I would like to spend more time in class on Union and Intersection. I thought Union and Intersection was by far the most challenging thing discussed this week. 
Outside of class I could see myself using the basic properties of probability in various types of situations like playing card games, I also find it the most interesting discussed this week.

In response to the article;
I do agree with the article, probability may be one of the most important things that can be taught in an educational system, I do disagree with one main point it makes; that all things can be measured using probability. 
Probability is not the best way to measure the chances of something happening in many real life situations. For example 1 in every 3 drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. These statistics may just be taken from recent traffic violations, and not from a poll taking into consideration all drivers. The data could change depending on location or time of day. Though this statistic may provide the accurate effect of educating people on the dangers they may encounter on the road, it is not an accurate statistic to use. 

1 comment:

  1. Your example is interesting. We didn't have time in this class to talk about the importance of getting a good sample from which to compute your statistics, but that is the issue at hand here.

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