probability

The statistical analysis indicated a 99 percent probability that the medication was more effective than the placebo.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

EEA studies compare an event's characteristics, such as its probability and intensity in the current climate, to a "counterfactual" world without human-caused emissions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

And if we base SpaceX’s odds on all the IPOs in Ritter’s database, regardless of size, there’s a 56.1% probability of the stock being below water in June 2029.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

Coast Guard suspended its active search based on the extensive efforts already conducted and the dwindling probability of locating a survivor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

The surprising likelihood of coincidence is illustrated by the following well-known result in probability.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

And the commission found that "on the balance of probabilities, Everton's breach of the PSR caused Burnley to be relegated".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Forecasts from the WMO global network "indicate a pronounced shift toward El Nino conditions, with probabilities reaching 80 percent for June-August", the Geneva-based organisation said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

They came from my training in thinking like an economist—reasoning about probabilities, spotting perverse incentives and judging which details actually affect decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

He then used the change in prediction-market implied probabilities of a normalization of Strait of Hormuz traffic to benchmark the moves in macro assets and estimate how much further markets could run.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

The expected value of a quantity is simply the average of its values weighted according to their probabilities.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos