Probability

Class 12 · Mathematics

Probability

Probability

Class 11 me basic probability dekhi. Ab usse aage badhte hain — conditional probability, independence, Bayes' theorem, aur random variables. Ye topics statistics aur machine learning tak ki neev hain.

1. Conditional Probability

Event \(A\) ki probability, jab pata ho ki \(B\) ho chuka hai: \[ P(A \mid B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}, \qquad P(B) \neq 0. \]
Example

Ek dice phenka. Diya gaya hai ki even aaya (\(B = \{2,4,6\}\)). Number \(4\) hone ki probability? \[ P(A \mid B) = \frac{P(\{4\})}{P(\{2,4,6\})} = \frac{1/6}{3/6} = \frac{1}{3}. \]

2. Multiplication Rule

\[ P(A \cap B) = P(A)\,P(B \mid A) = P(B)\,P(A \mid B). \]

3. Independent Events

Do events independent hain agar ek ke hone se doosre ki probability par koi farak na pade: \[ P(A \cap B) = P(A)\,P(B). \]

(Iske liye \(P(A \mid B) = P(A)\) bhi hota hai.) Dhyan: independent aur mutually exclusive alag cheezein hain.

4. Theorem of Total Probability

Agar \(E_1, E_2, \dots, E_n\) mutually exclusive aur exhaustive events ho, to kisi event \(A\) ke liye:

\[ P(A) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} P(E_i)\,P(A \mid E_i). \]

5. Bayes' Theorem

Agar \(A\) ho gaya hai, to wo kisi particular cause \(E_i\) se hone ki probability: \[ P(E_i \mid A) = \frac{P(E_i)\,P(A \mid E_i)}{\displaystyle\sum_{j} P(E_j)\,P(A \mid E_j)}. \]

Ye "ulti" probability deta hai — result se cause ki taraf. Diagnostic tests, spam filters sab isi par chalte hain.

Example

Do bags: Bag 1 me 3 red, 2 blue; Bag 2 me 1 red, 4 blue. Ek bag randomly chuna (\(P = \frac12\) each), usse ek red ball nikla. Wo Bag 1 se hone ki probability? \[ P(B_1 \mid R) = \frac{\frac12\cdot\frac35}{\frac12\cdot\frac35 + \frac12\cdot\frac15} = \frac{3/10}{4/10} = \frac{3}{4}. \]

6. Random Variable aur Expectation

  • Random variable \(X\): har outcome ko ek number assign karta hai.
  • Probability distribution: har value \(x_i\) ke saath uski probability \(p_i\); aur \(\sum p_i = 1\).
  • Mean (Expectation): \(E(X) = \sum x_i\,p_i\).
  • Variance: \(\operatorname{Var}(X) = \sum x_i^{2}\,p_i - [E(X)]^{2}\).

Key Takeaways

  • \(P(A \mid B) = \dfrac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}\).
  • Independent: \(P(A \cap B) = P(A)P(B)\) (mutually exclusive se alag).
  • Total probability se overall \(P(A)\); Bayes' theorem se cause ki probability.
  • Random variable: \(E(X) = \sum x_i p_i\), \(\operatorname{Var}(X) = \sum x_i^{2}p_i - [E(X)]^{2}\).