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 | Hi I'm Jeff, the new statistician for NASA. | |
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| Nice to meet you, my name is Mark! | |
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| Since you're a statistician, can you help explain to me what probability is? I've always struggled to understand it. | |
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| Sure, Mark! Probability is simply the likelihood that an event is going to occur. The answer is often a number or percentage. Probability is a critical skill, especially for a company like NASA! | |
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| In simpler terms than NASA and outer space, can use a little bit of an easier example to help me begin to comprehend it? I'm just a beginning intern. | |
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| Absolutely, so if I were to roll a die, the probability that I roll the numer 3 would be 1/6. This is because there are six equally possible outcomes and the number 3 being rolled is one of them! | |
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