For basic questions about probability and the questions associated with the calculation of probability, expected value, variance, standard deviation, or similar statistical quantities. For questions about the theoretical footing of probability (especially using [tag:measure-theory]), ask under [tag:probability-theory] instead. For questions about specific probability distributions, use [tag:probability-distributions] instead.
Probability is a numerical quantity which lies in the interval $[0, 1]$. According to the Bayesian view, it represents the belief about an event or preposition and it is interpreted as how likely it is for an event to occur, or of how likely it is for a proposition to be true. According to the frequentist view, it represents the relative frequency of a favourable event with respect to the sample space. Use this tag for basic questions about probability and for questions about calculating a probability, expected value, variance, standard deviation, or similar quantities. For questions about the theoretical footing of probability (especially using measure-theory), please ask under probability-theory instead. For questions about specific probability distributions, please use probability-distributions.
