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Probability theory is the branch of
mathematics concerned with analysis of
Statistical randomness phenomena. Probability theory, Encyclopaedia Britannica The central objects of probability theory are
random variables, stochastic processes, and
event (probability theory)s: mathematical abstractions of
determinism events or measured quantities that may either be single occurrences or evolve over time in an apparently random fashion. Although an individual coin toss or the roll of a die is a random event, if repeated many times the sequence of random events will exhibit certain statistical patterns, which can be studied and predicted. Two representative mathematical results describing such patterns are the law of large numbers and the
central limit theorem.
As a mathematical foundation for statistics, probability theory is essential to many human activities that involve quantitative analysis of large sets of data. Methods of probability theory also apply to description of complex systems given only partial knowledge of their state, as in statistical mechanics. A great discovery of twentieth century
physics was the probabilistic nature of physical phenomena at atomic scales, described in quantum mechanics.
History
The mathematical theory of probability has its roots in attempts to analyse game of chance by
Gerolamo Cardano in the sixteenth century, and by
Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal in the seventeenth century (for example the "problem of points").
Initially, probability theory mainly considered
discrete events, and its methods were mainly
combinatorics. Eventually,
mathematical analysis considerations compelled the incorporation of
continuous variables into the theory. This culminated in modern probability theory, the foundations of which were laid by Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov. Kolmogorov combined the notion of
sample space, introduced by Richard von Mises, and
measure theory and presented his
Kolmogorov axioms for probability theory in 1933. Fairly quickly this became the undisputed axiom system for modern probability theory. "The origins and legacy of Kolmogorov's Grundbegriffe", by Glenn Shafer and Vladimir Vovk
Treatment
Most introductions to probability theory treat discrete probability distributions and continuous probability distributions separately. The more mathematically advanced measure theory based treatment of probability covers both the discrete, the continous, any mix of these two and more.
Discrete probability distributions
Discrete probability theory deals with events that occur in
countable sample spaces.
Examples: Throwing
dice, experiments with
deck of cards, and
random walk.
Classical definition:Initially the probability of an event to occur was defined as number of cases favorable for the event, over the number of total outcomes possible in an equiprobable sample space.
For example, if the event is "occurrence of an even number when a dice is rolled", the probability is given by \tfrac{3}{6}=\tfrac{1}{2}, since 3 faces out of the 6 have even numbers and each face has the same probability of appearing.
Modern definition:The modern definition starts with a
set called the
sample space, which relates to the set of all
possible outcomes in classical sense, denoted by \Omega=\left \{ x_1,x_2,\dots\right \}. It is then assumed that for each
Element (mathematics) x \in \Omega\,, an intrinsic "probability" value f(x)\, is attached, which satisfies the following properties:
f(x)\in\mbox{ for all }x\in \Omega
\sum_{x\in \Omega} f(x) = 1
That is, the probability function
f(
x) lies between zero and one for every value of
x in the sample space
Ω, and the sum of
f(
x) over all values
x in the sample space
Ω is exactly equal to 1. An
Event (probability theory) is defined as any
subset E\, of the sample space \Omega,. The
probability of the event E\, defined as
P(E)=\sum_{x\in E} f(x)\,
So, the probability of the entire sample space is 1, and the probability of the null event is 0.
The function f(x)\, mapping a point in the sample space to the "probability" value is called a
probability mass function abbreviated as
pmf. The modern definition does not try to answer how probability mass functions are obtained; instead it builds a theory that assumes their existence.
Continuous probability distributions
Continuous probability theory deals with events that occur in a continuous sample space.
Classical definition:The classical definition breaks down when confronted with the continuous case. See
Bertrand's paradox (probability).
Modern definition:If the sample space is the real numbers (\mathbb{R}), then a function called the
cumulative distribution function (or
cdf) F\, is assumed to exist, which gives P(X\le x) = F(x)\, for a
random variable X. That is,
F(
x) returns the probability that
X will be less than or equal to
x.
The cdf must satisfy the following properties.
F\, is a Monotonic function, right-continuous function
\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} F(x)=0
\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} F(x)=1
If F\, is differentiable, then the random variable
X is said to have a
probability density function or
pdf or simply
density f(x)=\frac{dF(x)}{dx}\,.
For a set E \subseteq \mathbb{R}, the probability of the random variable
X being in E\, is defined as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} dF(x)\,
In case the probability density function exists, then it can be written as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} f(x)\,dx
Whereas the
pdf exists only for continuous random variables, the
cdf exists for all random variables (including discrete random variables) that take values on \mathbb{R}.
These concepts can be generalized for Dimension cases on \mathbb{R}^n and other continuous sample spaces.
Measure theoretic probability theory
The
raison d'être of the measure theoretic treatment of probability is that it unifies the discrete and the continous, and makes the difference a question of which measure is used. Furthermore, it covers distributions that are neither discrete nor continous. An example of such distributions could be a mix of discrete and continuous distributions, e.g., a sum of a discrete and a continuous random variable will neither have a pmf nor a pdf. Other distributions may not even be a mix: For example, the
Cantor distribution has no point mass and no density. The modern approach to probability theory solves these problems using measure theory to define the
probability space:
Given any set \Omega, (also called
sample space) and a
sigma-algebra \mathcal{F}\, on it, a measure (mathematics) P is called a
probability measure if
P\, is non-negative
P(\Omega)=1\,
If \mathcal{F}\, is a Borel algebra then there is a unique probability measure on \mathcal{F}\, for any cdf, and vice versa. The measure corresponding to a cdf is said to be
induced by the cdf. This measure coincides with the pmf for discrete variables, and pdf for continuous variables, making the measure theoretic approach free of fallacies.
The
probability of a set E\, in the σ-algebra \mathcal{F}\, is defined as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} dF(x)\,
where the integration is with respect to the measure induced by F\,.
Along with providing better understanding and unification of discrete and continuous probabilities, measure theoretic treatment also allows us to work on probabilities outside \mathbb{R}^n, as in the theory of
stochastic processes. For example to study
Brownian motion, probability is defined on a space of functions.
Probability distributions
Certain random variables occur very often in probability theory because they well describe many natural or physical processes. Their distributions therefore have gained
special importance in probability theory. Some fundamental
discrete distributions are the uniform distribution (discrete), Bernoulli distribution,
binomial distribution,
negative binomial distribution,
Poisson distribution and
geometric distribution distributions. Important
continuous distributions include the
uniform distribution (continuous),
normal distribution,
exponential distribution,
gamma distribution and
beta distribution distributions.
Convergence of random variables
In probability theory, there are several notions of convergence for
random variables. They are listed below in the order of strength, i.e., any subsequent notion convergence in the list implies convergence according to all of the preceding notions.
Convergence in distribution: As the name implies, a sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots,\, converges to the random variable X\,
in distribution if their respective cumulative
distribution functions F_1,F_2,\dots\, converge to the cumulative distribution function F\, of X\,, wherever F\, is continuous.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathcal D} \, X
Weak convergence: The sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, is said to converge towards the random variable X\,
weakly if \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}P\left(\left|X_n-X\right|\geq\varepsilon\right)=0 for every ε > 0. Weak convergence is also called
convergence in probability.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{P} \, X
Strong convergence: The sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, is said to converge towards the random variable X\,
strongly if P(\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} X_n=X)=1. Strong convergence is also known as
almost sure convergence.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathrm{a.s.--> \, X
Intuitively,
strong convergence is a stronger version of the
weak convergence, and in both cases the random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, show an increasing correlation with X\,. However, in case of
convergence in distribution, the realized values of the random variables do not need to converge, and any possible correlation among them is immaterial.
Law of large numbers
Common intuition suggests that if a fair coin is tossed many times, then
roughly half of the time it will turn up
heads, and the other half it will turn up
tails. Furthermore, the more often the coin is tossed, the more likely it should be that the ratio of the number of
heads to the number of
tails will approach unity. Modern probability provides a formal version of this intuitive idea, known as the
law of large numbers. This law is remarkable because it is nowhere assumed in the foundations of probability theory, but instead emerges out of these foundations as a theorem. Since it links theoretically-derived probabilities to their actual frequency of occurrence in the real world, the law of large numbers is considered as a pillar in the history of statistical theory.
The
law of large numbers (LLN) states that the sample average \overline{X}_n=\tfrac1n{\sum X_n} of X_1,X_2,...\, (independent and identically distributed random variables with finite expectation \mu) converges towads the theoretical expectation \mu.
It is in the different forms of
convergence of random variables that separates the
weak and the
strong law of large numbers
Weak law: \overline{X}_n \, \xrightarrow{P} \, \mu \qquad\textrm{for}\qquad n \to \infty.
Strong law: \overline{X}_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathrm{a.s.--> \, \mu \qquad\textrm{for}\qquad n \to \infty .
It follows from LLN that if an event of probability
p is observed repeatedly during independent experiments, the ratio of the observed frequency of that event to the total number of repetitions converges towards
p.
Putting this in terms of random variables and LLN we have Y_1,Y_2,...\, are independent
Bernoulli distribution taking values 1 with probability
p and 0 with probability 1-
p. \textrm{E}(Y_i)=p for all
i and it follows from LLN that \frac{\sum Y_n}{n}\, converges to
p almost surely.
Central limit theorem
The
central limit theorem is the reason for the ubiquitous occurrence of the normal distribution in nature; it is one of the most celebrated theorems in probability and statistics.
The theorem states that the average of many independent and identically distributed random variables tends towards a
normal distribution irrespective of the distribution followed by the original random variables. Formally,let X_1,X_2,\dots\, be independent random variables with
means \mu_1,\mu_2,\dots\,, and
variances \sigma_1^2,\sigma_2^2,\dots.\, Then the sequence of random variables
Z_n=\frac{\sum_{i=1}^n (X_i - \mu_i)}{\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^n \sigma_i^2-->
converges in distribution to a standard normal random variable.
See also
Bibliography
| author = Pierre Simon de Laplace
| year = 1812
| title = Analytical Theory of Probability-->
: The first major treatise blending calculus with probability theory, originally in French:
Théorie Analytique des Probabilités.
| author = Andrei Nikolajevich Kolmogorov
| year = 1950
| title = Foundations of the Theory of Probability-->
: The modern measure-theoretic foundation of probability theory; the original German version (
Grundbegriffe der Wahrscheinlichkeitrechnung) appeared in 1933.
| author = Patrick Billingsley
| title = Probability and Measure
| publisher = John Wiley and Sons
| location = New York, Toronto, London
| year = 1979-->
| author = Henk Tijms
| year = 2004
| publisher = Cambridge Univ. Press
| title = Understanding Probability-->
: A lively introduction to probability theory for the beginner.
| last = Gut
| first = Allan
| title = Probability: A Graduate Course
| publisher = Springer-Verlag
| year = 2005
| id = ISBN 0387228330
-->
References
Probability theory is the branch of
mathematics concerned with analysis of
Statistical randomness phenomena. Probability theory, Encyclopaedia Britannica The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and
event (probability theory)s: mathematical abstractions of
determinism events or measured quantities that may either be single occurrences or evolve over time in an apparently random fashion. Although an individual coin toss or the roll of a die is a random event, if repeated many times the sequence of random events will exhibit certain statistical patterns, which can be studied and predicted. Two representative mathematical results describing such patterns are the
law of large numbers and the central limit theorem.
As a mathematical foundation for
statistics, probability theory is essential to many human activities that involve quantitative analysis of large sets of data. Methods of probability theory also apply to description of complex systems given only partial knowledge of their state, as in statistical mechanics. A great discovery of twentieth century
physics was the probabilistic nature of physical phenomena at atomic scales, described in quantum mechanics.
History
The mathematical theory of
probability has its roots in attempts to analyse
game of chance by
Gerolamo Cardano in the sixteenth century, and by
Pierre de Fermat and
Blaise Pascal in the seventeenth century (for example the "problem of points").
Initially, probability theory mainly considered
discrete events, and its methods were mainly combinatorics. Eventually,
mathematical analysis considerations compelled the incorporation of
continuous variables into the theory. This culminated in modern probability theory, the foundations of which were laid by Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov. Kolmogorov combined the notion of
sample space, introduced by
Richard von Mises, and
measure theory and presented his Kolmogorov axioms for probability theory in 1933. Fairly quickly this became the undisputed
axiom system for modern probability theory. "The origins and legacy of Kolmogorov's Grundbegriffe", by Glenn Shafer and Vladimir Vovk
Treatment
Most introductions to probability theory treat discrete probability distributions and continuous probability distributions separately. The more mathematically advanced measure theory based treatment of probability covers both the discrete, the continous, any mix of these two and more.
Discrete probability distributions
Discrete probability theory deals with events that occur in
countable sample spaces.
Examples: Throwing
dice, experiments with
deck of cards, and
random walk.
Classical definition:Initially the probability of an event to occur was defined as number of cases favorable for the event, over the number of total outcomes possible in an equiprobable sample space.
For example, if the event is "occurrence of an even number when a dice is rolled", the probability is given by \tfrac{3}{6}=\tfrac{1}{2}, since 3 faces out of the 6 have even numbers and each face has the same probability of appearing.
Modern definition:The modern definition starts with a set called the
sample space, which relates to the set of all
possible outcomes in classical sense, denoted by \Omega=\left \{ x_1,x_2,\dots\right \}. It is then assumed that for each Element (mathematics) x \in \Omega\,, an intrinsic "probability" value f(x)\, is attached, which satisfies the following properties:
f(x)\in\mbox{ for all }x\in \Omega
\sum_{x\in \Omega} f(x) = 1
That is, the probability function
f(
x) lies between zero and one for every value of
x in the sample space
Ω, and the sum of
f(
x) over all values
x in the sample space
Ω is exactly equal to 1. An
Event (probability theory) is defined as any
subset E\, of the sample space \Omega,. The
probability of the event E\, defined as
P(E)=\sum_{x\in E} f(x)\,
So, the probability of the entire sample space is 1, and the probability of the null event is 0.
The function f(x)\, mapping a point in the sample space to the "probability" value is called a
probability mass function abbreviated as
pmf. The modern definition does not try to answer how probability mass functions are obtained; instead it builds a theory that assumes their existence.
Continuous probability distributions
Continuous probability theory deals with events that occur in a continuous sample space.
Classical definition:The classical definition breaks down when confronted with the continuous case. See Bertrand's paradox (probability).
Modern definition:If the sample space is the
real numbers (\mathbb{R}), then a function called the
cumulative distribution function (or
cdf) F\, is assumed to exist, which gives P(X\le x) = F(x)\, for a
random variable X. That is,
F(
x) returns the probability that
X will be less than or equal to
x.
The cdf must satisfy the following properties.
F\, is a Monotonic function, right-continuous function
\lim_{x\rightarrow -\infty} F(x)=0
\lim_{x\rightarrow \infty} F(x)=1
If F\, is
differentiable, then the random variable
X is said to have a
probability density function or
pdf or simply
density f(x)=\frac{dF(x)}{dx}\,.
For a set E \subseteq \mathbb{R}, the probability of the random variable
X being in E\, is defined as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} dF(x)\,
In case the probability density function exists, then it can be written as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} f(x)\,dx
Whereas the
pdf exists only for continuous random variables, the
cdf exists for all random variables (including discrete random variables) that take values on \mathbb{R}.
These concepts can be generalized for
Dimension cases on \mathbb{R}^n and other continuous sample spaces.
Measure theoretic probability theory
The
raison d'être of the measure theoretic treatment of probability is that it unifies the discrete and the continous, and makes the difference a question of which measure is used. Furthermore, it covers distributions that are neither discrete nor continous. An example of such distributions could be a mix of discrete and continuous distributions, e.g., a sum of a discrete and a continuous random variable will neither have a pmf nor a pdf. Other distributions may not even be a mix: For example, the Cantor distribution has no point mass and no density. The modern approach to probability theory solves these problems using
measure theory to define the
probability space:
Given any set \Omega, (also called
sample space) and a sigma-algebra \mathcal{F}\, on it, a measure (mathematics) P is called a
probability measure if
P\, is non-negative
P(\Omega)=1\,
If \mathcal{F}\, is a Borel algebra then there is a unique probability measure on \mathcal{F}\, for any cdf, and vice versa. The measure corresponding to a cdf is said to be
induced by the cdf. This measure coincides with the pmf for discrete variables, and pdf for continuous variables, making the measure theoretic approach free of fallacies.
The
probability of a set E\, in the σ-algebra \mathcal{F}\, is defined as
P(X\in E) = \int_{x\in E} dF(x)\,
where the integration is with respect to the measure induced by F\,.
Along with providing better understanding and unification of discrete and continuous probabilities, measure theoretic treatment also allows us to work on probabilities outside \mathbb{R}^n, as in the theory of stochastic processes. For example to study
Brownian motion, probability is defined on a space of functions.
Probability distributions
Certain random variables occur very often in probability theory because they well describe many natural or physical processes. Their distributions therefore have gained
special importance in probability theory. Some fundamental
discrete distributions are the uniform distribution (discrete), Bernoulli distribution, binomial distribution, negative binomial distribution,
Poisson distribution and
geometric distribution distributions. Important
continuous distributions include the uniform distribution (continuous),
normal distribution,
exponential distribution,
gamma distribution and beta distribution distributions.
Convergence of random variables
In probability theory, there are several notions of convergence for random variables. They are listed below in the order of strength, i.e., any subsequent notion convergence in the list implies convergence according to all of the preceding notions.
Convergence in distribution: As the name implies, a sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots,\, converges to the random variable X\,
in distribution if their respective cumulative
distribution functions F_1,F_2,\dots\, converge to the cumulative distribution function F\, of X\,, wherever F\, is
continuous.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathcal D} \, X
Weak convergence: The sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, is said to converge towards the random variable X\,
weakly if \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}P\left(\left|X_n-X\right|\geq\varepsilon\right)=0 for every ε > 0. Weak convergence is also called
convergence in probability.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{P} \, X
Strong convergence: The sequence of random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, is said to converge towards the random variable X\,
strongly if P(\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} X_n=X)=1. Strong convergence is also known as
almost sure convergence.
:
Most common short hand notation: X_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathrm{a.s.--> \, X
Intuitively,
strong convergence is a stronger version of the
weak convergence, and in both cases the random variables X_1,X_2,\dots\, show an increasing correlation with X\,. However, in case of
convergence in distribution, the realized values of the random variables do not need to converge, and any possible correlation among them is immaterial.
Law of large numbers
Common intuition suggests that if a fair coin is tossed many times, then
roughly half of the time it will turn up
heads, and the other half it will turn up
tails. Furthermore, the more often the coin is tossed, the more likely it should be that the ratio of the number of
heads to the number of
tails will approach unity. Modern probability provides a formal version of this intuitive idea, known as the
law of large numbers. This law is remarkable because it is nowhere assumed in the foundations of probability theory, but instead emerges out of these foundations as a theorem. Since it links theoretically-derived probabilities to their actual frequency of occurrence in the real world, the law of large numbers is considered as a pillar in the history of statistical theory.
The
law of large numbers (LLN) states that the sample average \overline{X}_n=\tfrac1n{\sum X_n} of X_1,X_2,...\, (independent and identically distributed random variables with finite expectation \mu) converges towads the theoretical expectation \mu.
It is in the different forms of convergence of random variables that separates the
weak and the
strong law of large numbers
Weak law: \overline{X}_n \, \xrightarrow{P} \, \mu \qquad\textrm{for}\qquad n \to \infty.
Strong law: \overline{X}_n \, \xrightarrow{\mathrm{a.s.--> \, \mu \qquad\textrm{for}\qquad n \to \infty .
It follows from LLN that if an event of probability
p is observed repeatedly during independent experiments, the ratio of the observed frequency of that event to the total number of repetitions converges towards
p.
Putting this in terms of random variables and LLN we have Y_1,Y_2,...\, are independent
Bernoulli distribution taking values 1 with probability
p and 0 with probability 1-
p. \textrm{E}(Y_i)=p for all
i and it follows from LLN that \frac{\sum Y_n}{n}\, converges to
p almost surely.
Central limit theorem
The
central limit theorem is the reason for the ubiquitous occurrence of the
normal distribution in nature; it is one of the most celebrated theorems in probability and statistics.
The theorem states that the average of many independent and identically distributed random variables tends towards a
normal distribution irrespective of the distribution followed by the original random variables. Formally,let X_1,X_2,\dots\, be independent random variables with means \mu_1,\mu_2,\dots\,, and
variances \sigma_1^2,\sigma_2^2,\dots.\, Then the sequence of random variables
Z_n=\frac{\sum_{i=1}^n (X_i - \mu_i)}{\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^n \sigma_i^2-->
converges in distribution to a
standard normal random variable.
See also
Bibliography
| author = Pierre Simon de Laplace
| year = 1812
| title = Analytical Theory of Probability-->
: The first major treatise blending calculus with probability theory, originally in French:
Théorie Analytique des Probabilités.
| author = Andrei Nikolajevich Kolmogorov
| year = 1950
| title = Foundations of the Theory of Probability-->
: The modern measure-theoretic foundation of probability theory; the original German version (
Grundbegriffe der Wahrscheinlichkeitrechnung) appeared in 1933.
| author = Patrick Billingsley
| title = Probability and Measure
| publisher = John Wiley and Sons
| location = New York, Toronto, London
| year = 1979-->
| author = Henk Tijms
| year = 2004
| publisher = Cambridge Univ. Press
| title = Understanding Probability-->
: A lively introduction to probability theory for the beginner.
| last = Gut
| first = Allan
| title = Probability: A Graduate Course
| publisher = Springer-Verlag
| year = 2005
| id = ISBN 0387228330
-->
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