Probability and confidence level

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The discussion centers on frequentistic probability and its relationship with confidence levels and time. It highlights the formula for calculating probability as the ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes in stochastic experiments, defined as P(A) = n_a/n, where n_a is the number of successful outcomes and n is the total number of trials. The conversation also addresses the limitations of this definition, noting that relative frequencies may not converge, leading to mathematical inconsistencies in probability assessments.

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frequentistic probability and confidence level

a)
I have three variables,
1.probability,
2.confidence level(or interval) and
3.time.
is there a formula that include all these three variable?

b)
Frequentistic probability is interpreted as the frequency of qccurences of outcomes of stochastic experiments. Is there any formula for this?
 
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b) the a posteriori definition of probability states that if an experiment
posesses the property of statistic stability of relative frequences, then we
define the probability of an outcome of an experiment A as a real number
P(A) [tex]\in[/tex] [0, 1]. The relative frequences are of form
[tex]\frac{n_{a}}{n}[/tex], where [tex]n[/tex] is the number of repetitions
of the experiment we made, and [tex]n_{a}[/tex] is the number of outcomes A of the experiment which were of interest to us. For a big [tex]n[/tex],
[tex]\frac{n_{a}}{n}[/tex] should gather around a real number P(A),
which we call the probability of a outcome A. But, this definition of
probability is mathematically inconsistent, because the relative frequences
don't necessarily have to converge.
 

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