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Probability Distributions Probability Distributions for Discrete Variablesfor Discrete Variables
Farrokh Alemi Ph.D.Farrokh Alemi Ph.D.Professor of Health Administration and PolicyProfessor of Health Administration and Policy
College of Health and Human Services, George Mason UniversityCollege of Health and Human Services, George Mason University4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 220304400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703 993 1929 703 993 1929 [email protected]@gmu.edu
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Lecture OutlineLecture Outline
1.1. What is probability?What is probability?
2.2. Discrete Probability DistributionsDiscrete Probability Distributions
3.3. Assessment of rare probabilitiesAssessment of rare probabilities
4.4. Conditional independence Conditional independence
5.5. Causal modelingCausal modeling
6.6. Case based learningCase based learning
7.7. Validation of risk modelsValidation of risk models
8.8. Examples Examples
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Lecture OutlineLecture Outline
1.1. What is probability?What is probability?2.2. Discrete Probability DistributionsDiscrete Probability Distributions
BernoulliBernoulli GeometricGeometric BinomialBinomial PoissonPoisson
3.3. Assessment of rare probabilitiesAssessment of rare probabilities4.4. Conditional independence Conditional independence 5.5. Causal modelingCausal modeling6.6. Case based learningCase based learning7.7. Validation of risk modelsValidation of risk models8.8. Examples Examples
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DefinitionsDefinitions
FunctionFunction Density functionDensity function Distribution functionDistribution function
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DefinitionsDefinitions
Events
Probability density function
Cumulative distribution
function
0 medication errors 0.90 0.90
1 medication error 0.06 0.96
2 medication errors 0.04 1
Otherwise 0 1
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Expected ValueExpected Value
Probability density function can Probability density function can be used to calculate expected be used to calculate expected value for an uncertain event.value for an uncertain event.
n iixpxE 1 )()(
Expected Value
for variable X
Pro
babi
lity
of
even
t “i”
Value of event “i”
Summed over all
possible events
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Calculation of Expected Value Calculation of Expected Value from Density Functionfrom Density Function
Events
Probability density function
Value times probability
0 medication errors 0.90 0*(0.90)=0
1 medication error 0.06
2 medication errors 0.04
Otherwise 0
n iixpxE 1 )()(
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Calculation of Expected Value Calculation of Expected Value from Density Functionfrom Density Function
Events
Probability density function
Value times probability
0 medication errors 0.90 0*(0.90)=0
1 medication error 0.06 0.06
2 medication errors 0.04 0.08
Otherwise 0 0
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Calculation of Expected Value Calculation of Expected Value from Density Functionfrom Density Function
Events
Probability density function
Value times probability
0 medication errors 0.90 0
1 medication error 0.06 0.06
2 medication errors 0.04 0.08
Otherwise 0 0
Total 0.12
Expected
medication
errors
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ExerciseExercise
Chart the density and distribution Chart the density and distribution functions of the following data for functions of the following data for patients with specific number of patients with specific number of medication errors & calculate medication errors & calculate expected number of medication expected number of medication errorserrors
10Otherwise
10.042 medication errors
0.960.221 medication error
0.740.740 medication errors
Cumulative distribution
function
Probability density functionEvents
10Otherwise
10.042 medication errors
0.960.221 medication error
0.740.740 medication errors
Cumulative distribution
function
Probability density functionEvents
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Probability Density & Cumulative Probability Density & Cumulative Distribution FunctionsDistribution Functions
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0 errors 1 error 2 errors Otherwise
Probability densityfunction
Cumulative distribution function
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ExerciseExercise
If the chances of medication If the chances of medication errors among our patients is 1 in errors among our patients is 1 in 250, how many medication 250, how many medication errors will occur over 7500 errors will occur over 7500 patients? Show the density and patients? Show the density and cumulative probability functions.cumulative probability functions.
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Typical Probability Density Typical Probability Density FunctionsFunctions
BernoulliBernoulli BinomialBinomial GeometricGeometric PoissonPoisson
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Bernoulli Probability Density Bernoulli Probability Density FunctionFunction Mutually Mutually
exclusiveexclusive ExhaustiveExhaustive Occurs with Occurs with
probability of pprobability of p
pOccurs
1-PDoes not occur
Probability density functionEvents
pOccurs
1-PDoes not occur
Probability density functionEvents
Daily Probability of Elopment
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
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None Elopment
Density function Cumulative distribution
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ExerciseExercise
If a nursing home takes care of 350 If a nursing home takes care of 350 patients, how many patients will patients, how many patients will elope in a day if the daily probability elope in a day if the daily probability of elopement is 0.05?of elopement is 0.05?
Daily Probability of Elopment
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
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None Elopement
Density function Cumulative distribution
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Independent Repeated Independent Repeated Bernoulli TrialsBernoulli Trials Independence means that the Independence means that the
probability of occurrence does not probability of occurrence does not change based on what has change based on what has happened in the previous dayhappened in the previous day
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
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Geometric Probability Density Geometric Probability Density FunctionFunction
Number of trials till first Number of trials till first occurrence of a repeating occurrence of a repeating independent Bernoulli eventindependent Bernoulli event
ppkf k 1)1()( K-1
non
-
occu
rrenc
e of
the
even
t
occurrence of
the event
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Geometric Probability Density Geometric Probability Density FunctionFunction
Expected number of trials prior Expected number of trials prior to occurrence of the eventto occurrence of the event
ptrialsE
1)(
)(1trialsE
p
2
1)(
pp
trialsVariance
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ExerciseExercise
No medication errors have No medication errors have occurred in the past 90 days. occurred in the past 90 days. What is the daily probability of What is the daily probability of medication error in our facility?medication error in our facility?
The time between patient falls The time between patient falls was calculated to be 3 days, 60 was calculated to be 3 days, 60 days and 15 days. What is the days and 15 days. What is the daily probability of patient falls?daily probability of patient falls?
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Binomial Probability Binomial Probability DistributionDistribution
Independent repeated Bernoulli Independent repeated Bernoulli trialstrials
Number of k occurrences of the Number of k occurrences of the event in n trialsevent in n trials
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Repeated Independent Repeated Independent Bernoulli TrialsBernoulli Trials
Probability of exactly two elopement in 3 days
On day 1 and 2 not 3 p p (1-p)
On day 1 not 2 and 3 p (1-p) p
On day 2 3 and not 1 P p (1-p)
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Patient elopes
No event
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
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Binomial Probability Binomial Probability DistributionDistribution
knk ppknk
nkf
)1(
)!(!!
)(
Possible ways of getting
k occurrences in n tria
ls
n! is n factorial and is calculated as
1*2*3*…*n
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Binomial Probability Binomial Probability DistributionDistribution
knk ppknk
nkf
)1(
)!(!!
)(k occurrences of
the even
Possible ways of getting
k occurrences in n tria
ls
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Binomial Probability Binomial Probability DistributionDistribution
knk ppknk
nkf
)1(
)!(!!
)(
n-k
non-
occu
rren
ce o
f
the
even
t
k occurrences of
the even
Possible ways of getting
k occurrences in n tria
ls
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Binomial Density Function for Binomial Density Function for 6 Trials, p=1/26 Trials, p=1/2
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of occurences of the event
Pro
ba
bili
ty
The expected value of a Binomial distribution is np. The variance is np(1-p)
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Binomial Density Function for Binomial Density Function for 6 Trials, p=0.056 Trials, p=0.05
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
0.700
0.800
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of occurences of the event
Pro
ba
bili
ty
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ExerciseExercise
If the daily probability of elopement is If the daily probability of elopement is 0.05, how many patients will elope in 0.05, how many patients will elope in a year? a year?
Daily Probability of Elopment
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
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None Elopement
Density function Cumulative distribution
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ExerciseExercise
If the daily probability of death due to injury If the daily probability of death due to injury from a ventilation machine is 0.002, what is from a ventilation machine is 0.002, what is the probability of having 1 or more deaths the probability of having 1 or more deaths in 30 days? What is the probability of 1 or in 30 days? What is the probability of 1 or more deaths in 4 months?more deaths in 4 months?
Number of trials = 30
Daily probability = 0.002
Number of deaths = 0
Probability of 0 deaths = 0.942
Probability of 1 or more deaths= 0.058
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If the daily probability of death due to injury If the daily probability of death due to injury from a ventilation machine is 0.002, what is from a ventilation machine is 0.002, what is the probability of having 1 or more deaths the probability of having 1 or more deaths in 30 days? What is the probability of 1 or in 30 days? What is the probability of 1 or more deaths in 4 months?more deaths in 4 months?
Number of trials = 30
Daily probability = 0.002
Number of deaths = 0
Probability of 0 deaths = 0.942
Probability of 1 or more deaths= 0.058
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Which is more likely, 2 patients Which is more likely, 2 patients failing to comply with medication failing to comply with medication orders in 15 days or 4 patients orders in 15 days or 4 patients failing to comply with medication failing to comply with medication orders in 30 days.orders in 30 days.
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Poisson Density FunctionPoisson Density Function
Approximates Binomial Approximates Binomial distributiondistribution Large number of trialsLarge number of trials Small probabilities of occurrenceSmall probabilities of occurrence
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Poisson Density FunctionPoisson Density Function
!)(
ke
kfk
Λ is the expected number of trials = n pk is the number of occurrences of the sentinel event
e = 2.71828, the base of natural logarithms
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ExerciseExercise
What is the probability of What is the probability of observing one or more security observing one or more security violations. when the daily violations. when the daily probability of violations is 5% probability of violations is 5% and we are monitoring the and we are monitoring the organization for 4 monthsorganization for 4 months
What is the probability of What is the probability of observing exactly 3 violations in observing exactly 3 violations in this period?this period?
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Take Home LessonTake Home Lesson
Repeated independent Bernoulli trials Repeated independent Bernoulli trials is the foundation of many distributionsis the foundation of many distributions
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What is the daily probability of What is the daily probability of relapse into poor eating habits relapse into poor eating habits when the patient has not when the patient has not followed her diet on January 1followed her diet on January 1stst, , May 30May 30thth and June 7 and June 7thth? ?
What is the daily probability of What is the daily probability of security violations when there security violations when there has not been a security violation has not been a security violation for 6 months?for 6 months?
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How many visits will it take to How many visits will it take to have at least one medication have at least one medication error if the estimated probability error if the estimated probability of medication error in a visit is of medication error in a visit is 0.03?0.03?
If viruses infect computers at a If viruses infect computers at a rate of 1 every 10 days, what is rate of 1 every 10 days, what is the probability of having 2 the probability of having 2 computers infected in 10 days?computers infected in 10 days?
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Assess the probability of a Assess the probability of a sentinel event by interviewing a sentinel event by interviewing a peer student. Assess the time peer student. Assess the time to sentinel event by interviewing to sentinel event by interviewing the same person. Are the two the same person. Are the two responses consistent?responses consistent?