probability

Thousands of other users posted their thoughts online about this poll question, with some lamenting the respondents’ lack of understanding of probability.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

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

It offers probabilities, warnings, caveats and arguments between experts who weigh the same clues differently.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

If I told you that Cadillac’s EV sales jumped 19% in Q1 2026—against a decline of 27% in the overall EV market, year-over—would it update any probabilities for you?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

Odds are now greater than 50% that it won’t lower rates until July 2027, based on the CME FedWatch tool External link, which calculates probabilities implied by fed-funds futures prices.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Facts must come first, and inescapable conclusions, at least about probabilities, must be based upon them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton