as in odds
a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another
the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads 50 times in a row is not good
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Recent Examples of probabilities
There are no rain probabilities.
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John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The forecast does not show rain probabilities.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Here’s how scientists calculate storm probabilities, and why events like a 1,000-year storm can happen much more frequently in some places than that term suggests.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Difficulty in analyzing probabilities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
By evaluating these probabilities, the manager chooses to proceed with the project while implementing contingency plans, such as reallocating resources or adjusting timelines, to mitigate risks and increase the likelihood of success.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
And the enterprise deployment of ML to improve operations with these probabilities is called predictive AI.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This last line caused the S & P 500 to trade at its lows of the day, as market probabilities for the Fed’s November meeting shifted to a traditional quarter-point cut from another 50 basis point move, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
The means to calculate probabilities from historical data is machine learning.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The forecast does not show rain probabilities.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
Here’s how scientists calculate storm probabilities, and why events like a 1,000-year storm can happen much more frequently in some places than that term suggests.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Difficulty in analyzing probabilities.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
By evaluating these probabilities, the manager chooses to proceed with the project while implementing contingency plans, such as reallocating resources or adjusting timelines, to mitigate risks and increase the likelihood of success.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
And the enterprise deployment of ML to improve operations with these probabilities is called predictive AI.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This last line caused the S & P 500 to trade at its lows of the day, as market probabilities for the Fed’s November meeting shifted to a traditional quarter-point cut from another 50 basis point move, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
The means to calculate probabilities from historical data is machine learning.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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