{"id":6120,"date":"2021-09-28T07:43:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T07:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euseguros.pt\/?p=6120"},"modified":"2021-09-28T08:26:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T08:26:46","slug":"a-priori-probability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euseguros.pt\/en\/a-priori-probability\/","title":{"rendered":"a priori probability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is A Priori Probability?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Statistics, there are key concepts important to know that we can use in our everyday lives so that anytime an investor is about to make a decision, he can have a better approach to the reasoning process.<\/p>\n<p>A priori Probability, from the Latin: (&#8220;from what is before&#8221;) is your best logical assessment of an outcome based on your current knowledge. It is different from <strong>Priori Possibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Formula<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/euseguros.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/a-priori.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You through a fair dice and want to know the A Priori Probability of obtaining a 3 or a 4 or a 5 in a fair dice roll.<\/p>\n<p>No. of desired outcomes: 3 (Roll a 3 or a 4 or a 5)<\/p>\n<p>Total no. of outcomes = 6 (all equally likely possible outcomes of rolling a fair dice)<\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 6 = .5 or 50%<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the probability of rolling a 3 or a 4 or a 5 in a fair dice roll is 50.0%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> the formula can only be used in cases when all the events are equally likely to occur and are mutually exclusive(where all events can&#8217;t occur at the same time). In the specific case of rolling fair dice, only one face of the dice can be on top, which makes this an exclusive event.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article\" id=\"h-recommended-articles\"><strong>Recommended Articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This article has been a guide to what is an A Priori Probability and its definition. Here we discussed the formula to calculate an a priori probability with examples and advantages, drawbacks, and differences. 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