For example, how likely is it that you will be struck by lightning or win the lottery? In mathematics, probability has a more specific definition. It is the 'extent to which an event is likely to occur, measured by the ratio of the favorable cases to the whole number of cases pos...
It is possible to show that there is a 71% chance that the panel group from which the damaged panel came, was struck by lightning using LDN data alone. This can be compared with the rest of the solar panel plant (where it was noted that other solar panels had been replaced after the...
When this Higgins speedboat was sold, the new owner tried to beat an oncoming storm as he fled across the wide expanse of the Rapphannock. The boat was struck by lightning, its occupants never found, and pieces of the craft were located floating in one of the freshwater creeks feeding the...
Police use Doppler radar to detect the speed of cars. Explain how the Doppler Effect is used in this application? Can measuring the time between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder really tell you how far away the lighting struck? If so, then how does it work? Suppose that, du...
Probability The risk of getting struck by lightning in any year is 1 in 750,000. The chances of surviving a lightning strike are 3 in 4. These risks. Brief General Discussion of Probability: Some “Probability Rules” Section 11.7 Probability. ...