Practise probability
Answer one question at a time and review mistakes as you go.
Beta · Modules 1–5 · R practice aligned to Labs 2–9
- Questions
- 355
- Concepts
- 112
Choose where to practise
Modules 1–5. Choose a published topic and start at your level.
Introduction to Probability
Modelling uncertainty
Sample Space and Events
Outcome design and event logic
Probability Models
Axioms, counting, and models
Conditional Probability
Updating with information
Independent Events
Dependence and reliability
Total Probability and Bayes
Prediction and reverse conditioning
Discrete Random Variables
Numerical models of outcomes
Mathematical Expectation
Probability-weighted averages
Moments and Variability
Location and spread
Bernoulli and Binomial Models
Repeated binary trials
MGFs and Waiting-Time Distributions
Moments and waiting times
Poisson Models
Event counts and rare-event approximation
Densities, distribution functions and empirical distributions
Move from histogram area to probability, distinguish density from mass, and interpret distribution functions.
Continuous moments, generating functions and quantiles
Compute weighted integrals and quantiles while checking existence and the domain of an mgf.
Uniform and exponential models
Use interval lengths, waiting-time rates and the memoryless property with consistent units.
Gamma and chi-square distributions
Connect the gamma function, shape and scale, Poisson arrival times and chi-square models.
Distributions under transformation
Map support, invert monotone transformations, include every branch and distinguish continuous from discrete rules.
Joint laws, marginals and trinomial counts
Read and integrate joint laws, check independence on the full support and compute functions of pairs.
Covariance, correlation and conditioning
Separate linear association from independence and use conditional laws, total mean and total variance.
Transformations of pairs
Use inverse Jacobians and transformed supports; identify gamma-beta and F constructions.
Independent samples, sums and probability bounds
Study statistics before observation, product mgfs, sums, Chebyshev bounds and convergence in probability.
Normal Distribution Foundations
Read normal parameters, standardise probabilities, invert symmetric intervals, and identify the normal MGF.
Functions of Normal Samples
Distinguish exact normal, chi-square, and Student t results and the independence assumptions behind them.
Central Limit Theorem
Apply the CLT to means and sums, judge approximation assumptions, and understand the taught MGF argument.
Normal Approximations to Counts
Approximate binomial, Poisson and trial-count negative-binomial probabilities with the correct scale and continuity correction.
Limiting MGFs
Identify limiting laws, distinguish rare-event and fixed-probability limits, and interpret a degenerate limit.
Bivariate Normal Distribution
Separate joint normality from normal marginals and calculate conditional normal parameters and independence.