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Logic symbols Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example
Set symbols P(A) probability function probability of event A P(A) = 0.5
Calculus symbols
probability of events
Number symbols P(A ∩ B) intersection
probability that of events A and B P(A∩B) = 0.5
Greek symbols probability of events
Roman numerals P(A ∪ B) union
probability that of events A or B P(A∪B) = 0.5
conditional probability of event A given event
RAPID TABLES P(A | B) probability function B occured P(A | B) = 0.3
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f (x) function (pdf) P(a ≤ x ≤ b) = ∫ f (x) dx
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About F(x) distribution function F(x) = P(X ≤ x)
(cdf)

µ population mean mean of population values µ = 10

expected value of random variable
E(X) expectation value
X E(X) = 10
conditional expected value of random variable
E(X | Y) expectation X given Y E(X | Y=2) = 5

var(X) variance variance of random variable X var(X) = 4

σ2 variance variance of population values σ2 = 4
standard deviation of random
std(X) standard deviation
variable X std(X) = 2
standard deviation value of
σX standard deviation
random variable X
σX = 2
median middle value of random variable x
covariance of random variables X
cov(X,Y) covariance
and Y cov(X,Y) = 4
correlation of random variables X
corr(X,Y) correlation
and Y corr(X,Y) = 3
correlation of random variables X
ρX,Y correlation
and Y
ρX,Y = 3
summation - sum of all values in
∑ summation
range of series

∑∑ double summation double summation

value that occurs most frequently

Mo mode
in population

MR mid-range MR = (x max+x min )/2

half the population is below this
Md sample median
value
25% of population are below this
Q1 lower / first quartile
value
median / second 50% of population are below this
Q2 quartile value = median of samples
75% of population are below this
Q3 upper / third quartile
value

x sample mean average / arithmetic mean x = (2+5+9) / 3 = 5.333

population samples variance
s2 sample variance
estimator s2=4
sample standard population samples standard
s deviation deviation estimator s=2

zx standard score zx = (x-x) / sx

X~ distribution of X distribution of random variable X X ~ N(0,3)

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2 normal distribution gaussian distribution X ~ N(0,3)
N(µ,σ )
U(a,b) uniform distribution equal probability in range a,b X ~ U(0,3)
exponential
exp(λ) distribution f (x) = λe-λx , x≥0
gamma(c, λ) gamma distribution f (x) = λ c x c-1e-λx / Γ(c), x≥0
chi-square f (x) = x k/2-1e-x/2 / ( 2k/2 Γ
χ 2(k) distribution (k/2) )
F (k1, k2) F distribution

Bin(n,p) binomial distribution f (k) = nCk pk (1-p)n-k

Poisson(λ) Poisson distribution f (k) = λk e-λ / k!

geometric
Geom(p) distribution f (k) = p (1-p) k
hyper-geometric
HG(N,K,n) distribution
Bern(p) Bernoulli distribution

Combinatorics Symbols

Symbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example

n! factorial n! = 1·2·3·...·n 5! = 1·2·3·4·5 = 120

n Pk permutation 5P3 = 5! / (5-3)! = 60

n Ck
combination 5C3 = 5!/[3!(5-3)!]=10

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Math symbols
Set symbols
Basic math symbols
Logic symbols
Greek alphabet symbols
Probability distribution
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