In the lower, I varied the values of the p parameter The probability distribution function is The Ask Dr Math forum has several entries on odds versus probability Summarizing, one way to conceptualize (nontechnically) the probability of an event is the number of ways that an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes The probability of heads in a fair coin flip is 1/2 (50 percent) Odds Odds seems less intuitive It is the ratio of the probability a thing will happen over the probability it won't In the spades example, the probability of drawing a spade is 025 The probability of not drawing a spade is 1 025 So the odds is 025/075 or 13 (or 033 or 1/3 pronounced 1 to 3 odds) Moving back and forth
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